Practice Management

Premier Spine Care in Overland Park, Kan., has become the first dedicated ASC for spine care to join San Francisco-based Carrum Health's Centers of Excellence network.

Consolidation continues to be a trend among orthopedic practices in 2021, with three mergers taking place in Ohio, Colorado and Texas in January:

Two spine surgeons discuss why they are not participating in formal value-based programs and where they are focusing their resources when it comes to patient care.

The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., opened this month, local news outlet WTHN.com reports.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock has been designated as a Blue Distinction+ center for spine surgery as well as hip and knee replacement.

Sharonville, Ohio-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has recruited four physicians and opened its 14th location in West Chester, Ohio.

Summit Orthopedics, a 50-surgeon practice in Woodbury, Minn., plans to develop a 25,000-square-foot clinic in Lakeville, Minn., local news publication Sun Thisweek reports.

Gentem Health Inc., a Silicon Valley-startup focused on helping private practices thrive financially, has raised a $10 million Series A financing round, bringing total investment to $13.7 million.

Many hospital expansion plans were pushed back due to economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but work has resumed on several projects centering on spine care.

Aventura (Fla.) Hospital and Medical Center has opened a 90,000-square foot tower that houses its Orthopedic & Spine Institute, Miami's Community Newspapers reported Feb. 8.