Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, with locations in the Chicagoland area, announced it will participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program. IBJI is the only independent physician group practice in the state, and one of only a few in the country, participating in the program. The practice will participate in Model 3 and plans to take steps improving care management for orthopedic patients.

At the 2011 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, voluntary conflict of interest disclosures were very common, and 100 percent were reported in the symposia, according to an article published in a recent issue of Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

On May 9, Michael Joyce, MD, will perform surgery on WNBA Seattle Storm's Sue Bird in order to remove a cyst from her left knee, according to a report by USA Today.

Here are 15 statistics on orthopedic surgeon and physician compensation based on geographic location and practice setting, according to the Medscape Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation Report: 2012 Results.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 41 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in February.

The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released a report on March 4, 2013, detailing 12 recommendations to change the say physicians are paid.

The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Medical Group announced that orthopedic physician G. Daxton Steele, MD, has joined their team of specialty physicians.

James Andrews, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform knee surgery on Nerlen Noels, forward of the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, according to an ESPN report.

Barrow Regional Medical Center in Winder, Ga., announced that Craig M. Mines, MD, has joined its medical staff.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Pappas, MD, has joined St. Luke's Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Duluth, Minn., according to a Duluth News Tribune report.