Fort Worth (Texas) Brain and Spine Institute recently partnered with eMDs, which provides EHR, practice management and revenue cycle management solutions for medical practices.
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The number of spine surgeries performed at hospitals in the U.S. decreased 45 percent from March 1 to April 15, compared to the same period in 2019, Axios reports.
Here are three hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgery programs:
Spine surgeon Melvin Makhni, MD, is touting telemedicine to "continue to revolutionize healthcare" after healthcare providers across the country have pivoted to the technology since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS Boston reports.
A group of Alabama orthopedic surgeons and entrepreneurs will open OS1 Sports Injury Clinic in Hoover, Ala., in June.
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Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare is seeking state approval for a $14.2 million ASC that will provide orthopedic surgery in Topsham, Bangor Daily News reports.
Northwest Orthopaedic Associates in Chicago recently received $143,000 in federal funding to offset revenue losses from the suspension of elective surgeries, Chicago Business Journal reports.
The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group has received two federal loans through the Paycheck Protection Program to help maintain liquidity during the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Physicians in Kentucky earn the highest average salary in the U.S., according to a new Medscape survey.
OrthoNebraska is opening another clinic in Omaha this summer, according to the Omaha World-Herald.