Practice Management

Las Cruces (N.M.) Orthopaedic Associates will shut down permanently May 11 as a result of "unforeseen circumstances" potentially tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, the practice announced May 4. 

Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery in Vail, Colo., on May 4 was named the 2020 American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives "Practice of the Year," Vail Daily reports.

The U.S. needs to perform 900,000 COVID-19 tests per day to safely phase out social distancing measures, according to projections released May 7 by Harvard's Global Health Institute. 

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Physicians Group is opening an orthopedic clinic at Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn, Ind., May 18, The Star reports.

Many U.S. healthcare facilities are resuming elective surgeries with heightened safety protocols to protect patients and staff from COVID-19.

Gainesville, Fla.-based The Orthopaedic Institute is "thrilled"  to be back performing elective surgeries as of May 4, according to CEO Richard Gilbert, MD.

Walmart is moving deeper into the primary care market while physician practices across the country are struggling to stay afloat. 

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush resumed regular clinic hours at all nine locations on May 5.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is resuming orthopedic urgent and emergent surgeries at three of its outpatient facilities on May 6.

Five spine and orthopedic surgeons discuss their backlogged surgical cases and how they plan to overcome the economic difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.