Practice Management

Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix earned straight As in a hospital safety report conducted by the Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit tasked with improving the quality and safety of U.S. healthcare, reports Phoenix Business Journal.

Holston Medical Group opened the HMG Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic in Bristol, Tenn., as part of an effort to bring quality, cost-effective orthopedic and sports care to the city, reports WJHL.

Thirty-six percent of physicians reported experiencing a financial loss in the past year, according to the Medscape Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2019.

A New Jersey-based orthopedic surgeon suffered a ransomware attack earlier this year but was able to retrieve and restore most of the files accessed through backup servers, according to a message on the ActivYouth Orthopaedics website. 

Clermont City Council in Florida unanimously approved plans to build Olympus, a 243-acre complex that will feature sport training venues, a wellness center and sports medicine facilities among others, reports CBS affiliate Click Orlando.

A Louisiana-based pain physician who pleaded guilty to committing Medicare fraud was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution.

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Orthopedics has added David A. Propst, DO, and Eric W. Fester, MD, to its medical team, reports Dayton Daily News.

HCA Healthcare-affiliated Oviedo (Fla.) Medical Center opened a spine care center on its campus, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health opened an orthopedic urgent care center on its main campus, ABC Fox Montana reports.

Suffolk, Va.-based Lakeview Medical Center at Harbour View recently broke ground on a $14 million, 42,000-square-foot medical office building complex with an ambulatory surgery center, the Suffolk News-Herald reports.