Five spine surgeons discuss the affect of IT tools on their practice.
Practice Management
Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System began construction on its new musculoskeletal center, according to WVIR TV.
Allentown, Pa.-based Leigh Valley Health Network brought orthopedic care to its recently opened Health Center at Richland Township in Quakertown, Pa.
Spine surgery is one of the big opportunities for value-based care to affect quality of care and cost to the healthcare system.
Humana expanded access to its value-based care bundled payment model for Humana Medicare Advantage payments for joint replacement procedures to 13 new orthopedic groups across the country.
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The CORE Institute in Phoenix welcomed eight new orthopedic surgeons to its provider team.
Lancaster (Pa.) NeuroScience & Spine Associates sold two of its practices, according to Central Penn Business Journal.
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute continued its growth this year by adding five New York-based surgeons to its soon-to-open practice location in Montvale, N.J.
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway (Ark.) and Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences opened The UAMS and Baptist Health-Conway (Ark.) Orthopedic Clinic.
A former employee was not sentenced to prison, but rather given probation, after stealing more than $10,000 from Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis Hospital's orthopedic clinic, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.