Practice Management

Spectrum Orthopaedics, a division of Spectrum Healthcare Partners in Portland, Maine, plans to separate and operate as an independent group, MaineBiz reported Nov. 8.

The University of West Florida in Pensacola (Fla.) has celebrated the opening of its new $6 million sports medicine facility. 

Over the last year Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has come back from significant financial headwinds.

Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics launched the state's first comprehensive breast health program.

When faced with patient satisfaction challenges, Cathy Jones, CEO of Atlanta-based Apex Spine and Neurosurgery, took an innovative approach to transform staff culture from within.

Ravi Chari, MD, was named CEO of Orthopaedic Solutions Management, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has opened a spine center.

UC Los Angeles has paid $55 million for a 170,000-square-foot office facility that it plans to redevelop into the UCLA Health Sports Medicine Institute, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Commercial Observer.

The Steamboat Springs, Colo.-based Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute has opened a new clinic in Fraser, Colo., according to a Nov. 4 report from Sky-Hi News.

Management service organizations can be beneficial for independent spine and orthopedic groups if leaders are thoughtful about who they partner with, Ezriel Kornel, MD, said.