Practice Management

Orthopedists reported whether they discussed treatment costs with their patients in Medscape's "Orthopedist Compensation Report 2017."

Orlando, Fla.-based Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic appointed a new CEO, according to Orlando Business Journal.

A new American Medical Association report found less than half of patient care physicians currently have ownership stake in their practices. Physicians today are more likely under hospital employment contracts.

Carter Orthopedics in Titusville, Pa., merged with Union Orthotics and Prosthetics of Lawrenceville, according to a report from the Titusville Herald.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute partnered with Capital Health to develop orthopedic centers of excellence.

The National Institutes of Health Precision Medicine Initiative will launch in early June, according to Medscape.

New Missouri legislation seeks to fill the gaps in rural healthcare with "assistant physicians" — individuals who complete medical school but aren't placed in residency programs for certification, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Forty-eight percent of orthopedists reported they feel fairly compensated, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2017," inclusive of more than 19,200 physicians in more than 27 specialties.

The Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children expanded the Center for Cerebral Palsy to the OIC's downtown campus through a partnership with UC Los Angeles.

Amir Qureshi, MD, of Little Rock-based Arkansas Spine and Pain, implanted the first Nuvecta Algovita Spinal Cord Stimulation System in the state.