When a group of surgeons decided to apply the lean principles made popular by the Toyota plant to spinal fusion procedures, they were able to deliver better value for care.
Practice Management
Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners and five surgeons are teaming up to develop a new spine- and orthopedic-focused outpatient center in Fort Meyers, Fla.
Healthcare professionals topped Glassdoor's list of the 25 highest paying jobs in 2018, taking the top three spots.
Lafayette (La.) General Southwest converted into a comprehensive orthopedic hospital.
Over the past decade, spine and orthopedic practices have seen an influx in consolidation. However, this trend has plateaued recently.
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Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins researchers published the nation's first set of operation-specific opioid prescribing guidelines.
James Harman, DO, joined West Virginia OrthoNeuro as the state's only endovascular, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, according to WV News.
Medical City Dallas (Texas) opened a Scoliosis & Advanced Spine Center, as well as Medical City Children's Hospital Orthopedics & Spine. Both facilities are based in Dallas.
Alexandria, La.-based Rapides Regional Medical Center became the first in the state to offer the Brainlab neurological suite.
In the realm of consolidation, physicians continue to move between private and employed practice.