MARKET INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Ashley Chacko
Senior Vice President, Market Intelligence and Strategic Planning at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo)
HOPCo Partner Highlights
Becker’s 1/8/2025
·? Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Wisconsin was formed by Jason Sansone and 10 other orthopedic surgeons who previously worked at Madison-based SSM Health. The physicians partnered with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co., and the practice?opened?its doors in February 2023.?
·? Since 2023 the practice has become a prominent figure in the region with 10 hospital partnerships, and the team of 11 physicians is now 13. In January the practice was also recognized in a ceremony by Watertown Chamber of Commerce for its partnership with Watertown Regional Medical Center.
Industry Highlights
Beckers 1/14/2025
·? Outpatient spine procedures have seen explosive?growth?over the last 10 years — a pattern that could continue as technology rapidly advances in the industry.
·? Outpatient spine procedures?grew?among Medicare patients between 2010 and 2021, with significant yearly growth at ASCs. According to the March 2024 issue of the?North American Spine Society Journal, the total number of outpatient spine procedures rose about 193% from 2010 to 2021. The compound annual growth rate for outpatient cases per year was 9.9% for hospital outpatient departments and 15.7% for ASCs.
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Wall Street Journal 1/14/2025
· Under a new rule proposed Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration, food manufacturers would be required to put new labels on the front of packages flagging key nutrition information on salt, added sugar and saturated fat.
· The rule is part of a Biden administration effort to?improve American eating habits. The administration sees the labels helping consumers make healthier choices, following an increase in diet-related health problems such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Modern Healthcare 1/17/2025
· According to a KFF Health Tracking Poll, a majority of individuals, regardless of their political leanings, say the federal government needs to spend more on healthcare programs.
· Survey respondents pointed to federal health program spending, price transparency regulation and drug price negotiations as among their top concerns.