The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia recently opened a new facility in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and is celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout November, according to a practice news release.
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Six orthopedic physicians from OrthoIndy will now treat patients at St. Vincent Indiana as a result of the partnership between the practice and the hospital, according to an OrthoIndy news release.
Cindy Chang, MD, a University of California Berkeley sports medicine physician, has been selected as the chief medical officer for the 2012 United States Olympic team, according to a report from The Daily Californian.
Alphatec Spine, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based spinal device manufacturer, has reported third quarter total revenue at $44.8 million, a 49 percent growth over the revenue for the third quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
On Nov. 2, The U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois dismissed a federal false claims suit filed by whistleblowers against Chicago's Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, several of its physicians and Rush University Medical Center.
Recently hailed as the possible new "King of Sports Medicine" by Forbes Magazine, Lewis Yocum, MD, has advised and operated on several professional athletes. Dr. Yocum is a physician with the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles and has special…
Accountable care organizations depend on the provision of quality care at a low price. Here Scott Glaser, a pain management specialist with Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago, and board member of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, discusses three ways…
Physician partners are often natural leaders and obvious choices for administrative positions at orthopedic practices. However, physician leaders face many challenges as they step into leadership roles of small and growing orthopedic practices. Rich Battista, MD, president and physician with…
As the industry matures, more ASCs are facing a set of challenges common in other sectors. Successful surgery centers, for example, are faced with the tricky task of sustaining growth over time, especially as their initial investors retire or otherwise…
Kathleen Whitlow is chief operations officer for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. Q: What is a good benchmark range for dollars of inventory on the shelf of an orthopedics-anchored ASC?