Practice Management

Spine and orthopedic groups are continuing to expand their outpatient footprints as more procedures migrate from hospitals to ASCs. Recent openings and planned projects stretch from Florida to Wisconsin, while some of the country’s largest orthopedic groups are building additional…

Orlando, Fla.-based Optimotion Orthopaedics has opened a location in Jacksonville, Fla., marking its entry into Northeast Florida, according to an Aug. 10 WJXT report. The practice offers ambulatory total joint replacement, lateral approach total knee replacement and anterior robotic hip…

DISC Surgery Center at Walnut Creek (Calif.), formerly known as Pinnacle Surgery Center, has permanently closed as of Aug. 1, according to a notice posted on the facility’s website. No reason for the closure was provided. Patients seeking copies of…

CMS’ decision to phase out the inpatient-only list could reshape how surgery itself is approached. However, according to two orthopedic and spine surgeons who have built their careers around the shift to outpatient surgery, eliminating the list does not have…

Orthopedic practices across the South are steadily adding locations, with both independent groups and major health systems expanding their regional footprints. Here are five recent orthopedic practice openings to know, as reported by Becker’s since July 15:

As consolidation’s continued effect on traditional healthcare ownership models sweeps the industry, it seems independent practices that were once the standard have become the exception. Darius Moezzi, MD, senior partner and president of Flagstaff (Ariz.) Bone & Joint, argued in…

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Jefferson Health, has opened Lehigh Valley Health Network-Dunmore, a new orthopedic center.  The facility provides services including general orthopedics, spine care, foot and ankle care, hand and wrist care, joint health and…

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute has opened a new 23,000-square-foot orthopedic center in Clearwater, Fla. The facility includes 34 exam rooms, advanced imaging services, physical and occupational therapy and orthopedic urgent care, according to an Aug. 3 news release from Florida…

The migration of musculoskeletal care out of the hospital and into outpatient, ambulatory and office-based settings has become one of the defining shifts in orthopedics. Increasingly, it is being driven not only by surgeons and payers but by patients who…

Orthopedic practices are appearing with notable frequency on data breach disclosures — and the settlements are steep. Five orthopedic groups alone disclosed incidents or resolved class-action lawsuits in the past 100 days, with payouts reaching as high as $4 million. …