Practice Management

As physicians and providers transition from first-generation compensation and alignment contracts to second-generation models, there are several factors to consider.

Monterey (Calif.) Spine & Joint in partnership with Global 1 performed its 600th bundled payment surgery.

H. Lynn Massingale, MD, joined the board of directors for Phoenix-based The CORE Institute and its management firm, Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company.

Here are nine practices, hospitals and health systems expanding their access of care while creating bundled payment models.

Anthony Romeo, MD, joined Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute as chief of orthopedics for the practice's New York branch.

Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center in Orange County, Calif., and Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., partnered with Carrum Health to become a center of excellence for bundled payment offerings.

Urgent orthopedic care is now available at Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich, Conn., the Darien Daily Voice reports.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana added Munster (Ind.) Specialty Surgery Center to its preferred list of providers for its Anthem MediBlue Plus and Anthem MediBlue Dual Advantage plans.

Atlanta-based Back Pain Centers of America executive Erika Rosenthal and Lutz, Fla.-based Brain and Spine Neuroscience Institute neurosurgeon John Soliman, MD, went on the CW44 Tampa Bay.

Here are five hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgery programs.