Practice Management

Laser Spine Institute created the new position of chief patient empowerment officer.

Grand Junction, Colo.-based Community Hospital is welcoming two surgeons to open a new orthopedic spine surgery program, according to The Business Times.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare teamed up with Atlanta Brain & Spine Care under a professional services agreement, according to The Covington News.

The American Medical Association and LexisNexis Risk Solutions surveyed 703 U.S. physicians about their thoughts on health plans.

Since adding spine in January, Physician Partners of America has seen such demand for procedures that James St. Louis, DO, will add Saturday office hours beginning March 3.

The FDA will introduce guidance on more access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, CNN reports.

Philadelphia-based The Rothman Institute and Franklin Bioscience partnered to study the effects of medical marijuana, according to CBS Philly.

By mid-2020, patients in Fairlawn, Ohio, will have access to the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Hospital, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

EvergreenHealth recently opened its Neuroscience, Spine & Orthopedic Institute in Kirkland, Wash., according to K5 News.

Orthopedic surgeon John Warbritton, MD, is suspended from participating in California's workers' compensation system following sexual and unprofessional misconduct, according to .