Practice Management

From surgeon advice to news about orthopedic "supergroups," here are Becker's 10 most-read stories about spine and orthopedic practice management from 2021:

Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute partnered with PatientIQ, a platform that helps measure patient outcomes.

Paducah-based Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky has notified patients of a potential data breach that could have exposed the personal information of patients and staff.

Boulder, Colo.-based practice management firm M2 Orthopedics is kicking off a partnership with New York City-based patient engagement platform and research network Force Therapeutics.

Enhanced recovery after surgery is a multimodal, evidence-based perioperative care pathway designed to improve recovery for patients undergoing major surgery. ERAS elements address key factors that have historically extended a patient's hospital stay, such as the need for parenteral analgesia…

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based American Orthopedic Partners has added two partnerships in New Jersey.

Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital executives are predicting an up to 70 percent decrease in orthopedic revenue in 2022, which equates to about a $20 million hit to its bottom line, The Aspen Times reports.

Three specialists have joined OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, which now has 43 physicians, according to local news outlet Eagle Country Online.

U.S. Orthopaedic Partners has completed the acquisition of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, the company, in Birmingham, Ala.

Compensation for U.S. physicians grew 3.8 percent on average between 2020 and 2021, compared to 1.5 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report" released Dec. 16.