Practice Management

UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge (Iowa) closed its orthopedic clinic, according to The Messenger.

Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics pain management specialist Justin Sirianni, MD, earned board certification in pain management and anesthesiology.

Waterloo (Iowa) City Council approved tax rebates for a proposed orthopedic medical office building, according to The Courier.

Oceanside, Calif.-based Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton and the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System partnered to provide total joint replacement surgeries.

Lou Shapiro is president and CEO of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

COVINGTON, LA – Avala, formerly Fairway Medical Center, is now the only healthcare facility in Louisiana, Mississippi or Arkansas offering robotic-assisted surgeries for total hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement and spine surgery.

The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society is in favor of a state law that would prohibit paper opioid prescriptions, according to Penn Live.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical Real Estate purchased Chardon (Ohio) Surgery Center.

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, based in Philadelphia, implemented the Allscripts Practice Management solution at its locations in Pennsylvania.

Surgeons and operating room staff, including anesthesiologists and nurses, work intense hours while being held to stringent standards.