Practice Management

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will begin its partnership with Lawrence-based OrthoKansas in early 2020, local news provider KVOE reports.

Lehigh Valley Health Network acquired Bethlehem, Pa.-based Coordinated Health, in a move that caused current Coordinated Health CEO Emil DiIorio to leave the company, The Morning Call reports.

Here are 14 notable orthopedic practices that made significant expansions in 2019:

Arlington, Texas-based AOA Orthopedic Specialists will open its new Southlake, Texas, clinic Dec. 20, Community Impact reports.

Here are 19 health systems expanding spine and neurosurgery services in 2019:

Carrum Health is expanding its partnership with Johns Hopkins Healthcare to include spine surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 3 for its new facility in Jackson Township, Ohio, reports The Suburbanite.

Here are 24 hospitals expanding their spine and neurosurgery services in 2019:

Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) opened a new neurosurgery center at the hospital in October, reports the Times Record.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare is installing Sectra's orthopedic imaging software across 14 of its hospitals.