Practice Management

Thomas Cartwright, MD, opened a spine clinic in Texas, according to a Dec. 1 news release.

Boulder (Colo.) Neurosurgical & Spine Associates experienced a data breach in September that could have exposed the personal information of 21,450 patients.

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Orthopaedics leased space in a building in Hunt Valley, Md., Baltimore Business Journal reported Nov. 30.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery opened an office in Wilton, Conn., The Wilton Bulletin reported Nov. 29.

Golden State Orthopedics & Spine is an upcoming 60-physician network involving three California practices.

Here are five spine practices to know:

Richmond, Va.-based OrthoVirginia has added six physicians, the company said in a Nov. 23 news release.

OAK Orthopedics opened a clinic in Bourbonnais, Ill., according to a Nov. 22 news release.

Four orthopedic practices have announced or launched mergers involving 50 or more physicians in 2021:

CMS reduced the number of indirect compensation agreements subject to Stark Law referral and billing prohibitions in its Nov. 2 clarification of indirect compensation arrangements , according to a JDSupra report by Matthew Westbrook, an attorney specializing in healthcare regulatory…