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35 ORTHOPEDICS Dr. Wael Barsoum resigns as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida for HOPCo exec role: 4 details By Laura Dyrda W ael Barsoum, MD, le his post as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida to join HOPCo, the owner of ortho- pedic specialty practices including Phoenix- based the CORE Institute, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "I'm an entrepreneurial guy and I felt it was the right time," Dr. Barsoum told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Four things to know: 1. Dr. Barsoum is an orthopedic surgeon who has spent the last six years at the helm of Cleveland Clinic Florida. He will remain a part-time orthopedic surgeon with the system and professor of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. 2. Dr. Barsoum will become the president and chief transformation officer at HOPCo, tasked with helping grow its operations in several states. He spent July transitioning his former role to chief of staff Joseph Iannotti, who will serve as interim president and CEO of Cleve- land Clinic Florida. 3. HOPCo partners with Phoenix-based Ban- ner Health, Porretta Center for Orthopedic Surgery and Northern Arizona Orthopedics and has a value-based care platform to im- prove the quality of care while also reducing costs. It has also developed an integrated suite of IT platforms to meet the triple aim. 4. roughout his career, Dr. Barsoum has remained on the forefront of innovation in orthopedics and healthcare delivery. He has been the investigator for several clinical trials and has more than 40 granted or pending patents. He also earned the Cleveland Clinic Innovations Award 10 times. n 83% of orthopedic surgeons think patients view hospitals as 'unclean or not safe': 5 survey findings By Laura Dyrda The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released a survey on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting orthopedic practices. The organization conducted a survey from May 11-26 of orthopedic surgeons across the U.S. and received 1,523 responses. The survey included hip and knee surgeons, sports medicine physicians, general orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons. Here are key findings from the survey: 1. Surgeons reported 34 percent of patients on average postponed surgery by more than three months. 2. Three-quarters of orthopedic surgeons have fears of a second CO- VID-19 wave. 3. Eighty-three percent of orthopedic surgeons think patients view hospitals as "unclean or not safe." 4. Surgeons estimated it would take around 11 weeks to get their prac- tices back to pre-pandemic surgery levels. 5. Half of orthopedic surgeons don't anticipate the pandemic will affect their interactions with sales staff. However, 27 percent want antibody testing for reps and 27 percent want reps to bring their own PPE. n Colorado spine practices OK merger, will feature 85+ providers By Alan Condon F ort Collins, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rock- ies and Longmont, Colo.-based Front Range Orthopedics & Spine on June 9 signed a definitive agreement to merge practices, Digital Journal reports. Six things to know: 1. The groups will merge under the Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies umbrella Oct. 1. 2. Once the transaction is finalized, the group will feature more than 85 providers, including 45 physicians. 3. About 600 staff will be employed at eight clinical locations. 4. The partnership includes full business and clinical integration and aims to improve value-based care initiatives in the region. 5. The merged entity will have three ASCs, three MRI facilities and two recovery center locations. 6. Front Range Orthopedics & Spine will operate as a division of Ortho- paedic & Spine Center of the Rockies until it completes collateral use and sign changes on its facilities. One year after the merger is complet- ed, the Front Range Orthopedics name will transition into Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies. n

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