Ozark Orthopaedics in Fayetteville, Ark., recently informed patients of a data breach after it noticed unusual activity within its email system in October.
Practice Management
Here are eight spine and orthopedic partnerships that were forged in the past month:
Joseph Wendolowski, DPM, is accepting patients at his new podiatry office in Lewes, Del., the Cape Gazette reports.
St. Luke's completed a $1.4 million renovation of its orthopedic ward, according to Fox 21 KQDS.
OrthoAtlanta and Atlanta-based Piedmont Orthopedics opened a new facility in Newnan, Ga., reports the Digital Journal.
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Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care's Mizzou BioJoint Center is facing at least 11 medical malpractice lawsuits as former patients allege the procedures they received at the facility failed.
Since Jan. 1, Becker's Spine Review has covered five expansion projects that cost at least $200 million and expand orthopedic services:
Novant Health opened a $3 million orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in the Cotswold neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 24, expanding care options in the area, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.
Recent studies have indicated that telehealth is growing faster than any other area of care. Telemedicine aims to lower costs and boost efficiency by improving the triage of patients before consultations and eliminating routine follow-up visits.
Construction has been completed on Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minn., adding an outpatient orthopedic facility as well as a spine and interventional pain clinic, according to a March 9 Rebusiness Online report.