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2 weeks ago |
healio.com | Anthony Romeo
Orthopedic surgeons are evaluated on patient experience through patient-focused surveys, patient-related outcome measures, public reviews and clinical outcomes. These assessments conceptually reflect a patient's entire surgical journey and align with the goals of improved communication, effective pain management, patient satisfaction and desired and timely outcomes.
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1 month ago |
healio.com | Anthony Romeo
Orthopedic surgery has evolved in the last 30 years from open procedures to arthroscopic surgery to minimally invasive surgery and outpatient surgery, to biologic augmentation, and most recently, to robotics and augmented reality. Each advancement has demanded adaptation, and those who embraced change have thrived. Today, we face a new imperative that will transform orthopedics beyond previous innovations: artificial intelligence.
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2 months ago |
healio.com | Anthony Romeo
The rapid increase in the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss, diabetes management and cardiovascular health has significant implications for orthopedic surgery. GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy, Novo Nordisk) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Eli Lilly), provide notable benefits for surgical candidates, particularly in reducing the complications related to obesity and comorbidities.
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Feb 17, 2025 |
healio.com | Anthony Romeo
In the rapidly evolving health care landscape, orthopedic surgeons in private practice face numerous challenges that threaten their viability, with declining reimbursement rates at the forefront. During the past 20 years, the Medicare Conversion Factor, which is critical to determine payment based on work relative value units, has decreased from $37.90 to $32.35.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
healio.com | Anthony Romeo |Kristine Houck |Hunter Firment
KOLOA, Hawaii - In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, discusses private equity and the various employment models for orthopedic surgeons in 2025. "The highest level of care that you can provide is when you have full autonomy on the patient experience," Romeo, course chair for Orthopedics Today Hawaii, told Healio.
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