Practice Management

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Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone and Joint Institute added Inbar Kirson, MD, and Lynn Gettleman Chehab, MD, to its OrthoHealth weight management program.

West Columbia, S.C.-based Lexington Medical Center will open a community medical center in Columbia, S.C., on March 9, with many specialty practices opening soon after, NBC affiliate WIS reports.

Greenwich, Conn.-based Spire Orthopedic Partners is a spine and orthopedics-focused practice management company that was established in 2020.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is opening an orthopedic practice in Harrisburg, Pa., on April 1.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected physicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "Orthopedist Burnout & Happiness Report 2021."

OrthoVirginia, a 114-physician group in Richmond, has been affected by a cybersecurity attack, ABC affiliate 8News reported March 5.

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic, a 17-physician group in Iowa City, said it is purchasing a 35-acre property to expand its presence in Iowa, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports.

Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital reopened its outpatient rehabilitation and sports medicine services, local news affiliate WTRF reported March 3.

Orlando (Fla.) Health named longtime executive Carlos Carrasco to lead the still-in-development Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, the health system announced March 2.