Practice Management

New Mexico is the state with the most COVID-19 restrictions, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Ninety-seven percent of U.S. medical practices have taken a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recognized The University of Tennessee Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for spine surgery and joint replacements, according to a June 22 report by WATE.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several projects to a halt in the orthopedic and spine field:

Bethesda, Md.-based The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics is moving all of its 60-plus offices to one EHR system from Modernizing Medicine, according to a June 23 press release.

Boardman-based Ohio Sports & Spine Institute recently opened an office in Howland, The Business Journal reports.

Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth has opened Physicians Care Surgery Center in Royersford, Pa., according to a June 22 press release.

To help offset revenue losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals have implemented pay cuts for staff, including physicians.

The American College of Physicians issued clinical advice regarding the effectiveness of N95 respirators, surgical masks and cloth masks when preventing COVID-19 in a "living document" published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

To help offset revenue losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals have implemented pay cuts for staff, including physicians.