UnitedHealth Group's Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, is officially the country's largest employer of physicians.
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Columbus (Miss.) Orthopaedics is set to partner with Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center, according to a July 25 report from The Dispatch.
From surgeon retirements to lease battles, here are the reasons four orthopedic and spine clinics have decided to permanently close their doors in the last year:
Surgeons with Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., performed the first robotic spine surgery using eCential Robotics' open spine platform with Spineart implants, according to a July 25 news release.
Of the top 50 hospitals ranked for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, 18 are in the Northeast.
Information about patient quality of life and pain management are especially important data points to collect, spine surgeons say.
Many spine surgeons will want to add on new procedures and/or technologies to their practices, but they may face obstacles along the way.
Orthopedics remains a strong area for ASCs, Tenet Healthcare's CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said in a July 24 quarterly earnings call.
The Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center Beverly Hills (Calif.) recently became the first facility in the Hoag network to add a robot dedicated to spinal surgery.
The needs of spine surgeons and the needs of hospital leaders are unique, and this can lead to challenges in conversations between the parties.