Practice Management

Here are 10 large orthopedic practices that have acquired new physicians, built new locations and expanded technological capabilities in the first quarter of the year.

New York City-based NewYork-Prebyterian opened the NewYork-Presbyerian Sports Performance Institute through a partnership with New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center physicians.

Here are 11 hospitals, health systems and private practices expanding their spine and neurosurgery programs in March:

General surgery is no more at Skokie (Ill.) Hospital, instead the facility will focus on orthopedic and spine care, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance is using MyHealthDirect's care-coordination platform to improve patient care.

Winfield, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group selected orthopedic sports medicine surgeons Sanjeev Bhatia, MD, and Brian Chilelli, MD, to co-direct its new Hip and Knee Joint Preservation Center, the Daily Herald reports.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic expanded its Mankato, Minn.-based facility, local news affiliate KEYC reports.

Neurosurgeon James Kevin Kaufman, MD, opened a clinic in Plano, Texas.

UnitedHealthcare will expand BPCI Bundled Payments to include Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in 2020.

Several orthopedic groups have expanded in the past three months.