Allston J. Stubbs, MD, is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine and an orthopedic surgeon at Wake Forest Baptist Health, both in Winston-Salem, N.C. Here, Dr. Stubbs shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics, private equity and more.

OrthoAtlanta has opened a new location in Marietta, Ga.

Seeing a "persistent shift toward the outpatient setting, DePuy Synthes is focused on developing devices that can accommodate smaller facilities such as ASCs, according to Rajit Kamal, vice president and global franchise leader of the company's knee business.

  Orthopedic solutions company TDM USA has launched 12 orthopedic systems for reconstruction and trauma injuries for use in surgery centers.

Heading into 2020, here is a rundown of the orthopedic surgeon employment and salary trends that were seen in 2019:

Bradford S. Waddell, MD, has joined OrthoAtlanta's Piedmont and Piedmont West locations in Atlanta.

With 2020 upon us, here are four things ASC leaders should know about outpatient total joint replacements:

Hospital outpatient departments currently perform about 50 percent of outpatient orthopedic procedures that could be comfortably done in an ASC, according to Sg2's 2019 Impact of Change forecast.

  Four orthopedic ASCs opened or announced in December:

A few years ago, the surgeons and administrative leaders of Mercy's orthopedics department noticed changes in the healthcare landscape and decided to adapt. The Chesterfield, Mo.-based health system, which comprises 40 acute care hospitals and 900 physician practices across four states, had been collecting data but not standardizing implants or processes to deliver the best outcomes and value to their patients.

Average compensation is increasing for orthopedic surgeons, according to a report from physician recruitment resource LocumTenens.com.

Here are five key insights on outpatient total joint programs from experts interviewed by Becker's ASC Review:

A joint venture orthopedic ASC under construction for a year has opened in Traverse City, Mich., according to local news source Traverse City Business News.

ASCs considering introducing robotics should seriously examine whether it's worth the major investment, according to Lumere Chief Medical Officer John Cherf, MD.

The following 12 practices have added total joint procedures in 2019:

Crystal Clinic Orthopedic Center this month celebrated its opening in Canton, Ohio, according to local news website the Suburbanite.

  Here are 30 orthopedics-focused ASCs opened or announced in 2019:

Three reports showed increased demand and pay for orthopedic surgeons this year:

OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Lawrenceburg, Ind.-based Highpoint Health are teaming up to expand orthopedic services in southeastern Indiana, according to local radio station Eagle Country Online.

Louis Levitt, MD, is vice president and secretary of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics. He shared his thoughts on why orthopedics is leading the shift of outpatient procedures to the ASC setting, and how more partnerships could affect ASCs.