Here are five orthopedic practices to know:
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OSF HealthCare has partnered with Great Plains Orthopedics to bring on six orthopedic surgeons and specialists, The Pantagraph reported Sept. 13.
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute opened a walk-in clinic in Arlington Heights, Ill., the company announced Sept. 13.
The drive to maintain independence is spurring more orthopedic practices to seek strategic partnerships with other groups, private equity platforms, hospitals and health systems.
Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at MidState Medical Center in Meriden became the first center in the country to receive the Joint Commission's advanced certification in spine surgery.
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Orthopedic and spine surgeons have watched the preapproval process become more rigorous over the past few years, and one reason is third-party administrators, said Scott Blumenthal, MD, partner at Texas Back Institute in Plano.
Nicholas Grosso, MD, is president of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md.
St. Paul, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics named Aaron Johnson CEO Oct. 22, 2020.
St. Paul, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics named Owen O'Neill, MD, president Feb. 1, 2021.
Allison Farmer is Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho's new CEO, the practice announced Sept. 9.