Online Patient Self-Scheduling Could Save Time and Money
A new report from Accenture estimates that by 2019, two-thirds of US health systems will offer patients the opportunity to …
Gawande’s Winding Road from Politics to Surgery to Journalism
In an interview with Medscape’s Dr. Eric J. Topol, editor in chief, Dr Atul Gawande discusses his journey from medical …
Publisher’s Note from Kent Anderson, CEO and Publisher of JBJS
The Internet has fundamentally changed how orthopaedic surgeons discover and share information, but it has also put greater emphasis on …
The Many Challenges of the Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
If you are a sales rep in the pharma market, 6 minutes may be as long as you get with …
How to Prevent Surgical “No-Shows”
When patients don’t show up for their scheduled surgery, many costs are incurred that cannot be recouped, including the OR …
Editor’s Choice
The article, “Guiding Femoral Rotational Growth in an Animal Model” by Arami, et al. is an intriguing variation …
Runners Less Likely to Get Knee Arthritis
It may seem counterintuitive, but runners have a lower risk of knee orthoarthritis than walkers do. A July 2013 study …
How Big a Deal is This “New” Knee Ligament?
Belgian doctors have identified a “new” knee ligament in humans, although a French surgeon speculated on its existence as far …
The Changing Role of the Orthopaedic Surgeon
This past fall, JBJS released the results of its annual survey of orthopaedic surgeons, “The Third Annual Role of …