Practice Management

Merrick, N.Y.-based The Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group on May 14 acquired New York City-based Healthcare Associates in Medicine.

Austin-based Texas Orthopedics is resuming cases with strict safety protocols in place now that the state's elective surgery restrictions have expired, according to local ABC affiliate KVUE.

Tift Regional Medical Center's $152 million expansion that will add an orthopedic floor remains on course for completion in fall 2021 as construction workers continue to work through the COVID-19 pandemic, WALB reports.

The number of physician-owned practices considering a sale has tripled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to information gathered by Physicians First.

Five spine and orthopedic surgeons discuss where the biggest safety concerns lie for patients and staff during the return to elective surgeries.

Four Michigan healthcare providers and a patient seeking a knee replacement filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer May 12 claiming that the state of emergency violates constitutional rights, Mlive reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Randall Schulz, MD, is continuing to postpone elective surgeries despite Texas Gov. Greg Abbott loosening restrictions on nonemergent procedures in late April, Community Impact Newspaper reports.

St. Louis-based Orthopedic Associates resumed performing scheduled, nonemergency orthopedic procedures at the Des Peres (Mo.) Square Surgery Center.

Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute began testing pre-surgical patients for COVID-19 at drive-thru stations on May 8.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Drakos, MD, is spearheading a Hospital for Special Surgery study on the effect of blood flow restriction therapy after Achilles tendon rupture and repair.