Coastal Orthopedics has broken ground on a facility in Bradenton, Fla., two months after it began work on an 88,000-square-foot headquarters in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., Sarasota Magazine reported May 19.
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The American Medical Association has asked Congress to pass legislation that would reduce burdens associated with prior authorization, arguing that the policy brings increased administrative work and reduces access to care.
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Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren, Ohio, was reaccredited by The Joint Commission for advanced total hip and knee replacement, local news affiliate WEMJ reported May 13.
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center has opened an office in Marina del Rey.
Spokane, Wash.-based Alpine Orthopaedic & Spine is looking for a new location to expand its facility and to recruit more surgeons.
Spine and orthopedic procedures once considered complex — and often requiring days of recovery in the hospital — are now being performed at ASCs, with patients going home the same day.
A $56 million, three-story tower is planned for Brandon (Fla.) Regional Hospital to meet increasing demand for spine and orthopedic patients, among others, Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.