Practice Management

Two St. Louis-based orthopedic practices are merging, according to St. Louis Business Journal.

The Andrews Research & Education Foundation Surgical Skills Lab at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has undergone an upgrade, including new and renovated equipment.

Bernard Ong, MD, has partnered with BizIQ to help him grow his Las Vegas-based orthopedic practice.

FirstCare Health Plans in Austin, Texas, selected Buffalo, N.Y.-based Palladian Health and Seattle-based MCG Health for the partnership's spine care management program.

Shoulder replacements are increasing in prevalence nationally, according to Loyola Medicine.

Cleveland Clinic addressed physician burnout by offering a training session emphasizing relationship-centered communication, according to AMA Wire.

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists in Jacksonville, Fla., will pay the government $4.4 million to settle False Claims Act violation allegations, according to a News 4 Jax report.

Here are three orthopedic-specific takeaways from Medscapes Ethics Report 2016.

A cross-sectional study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found 28 percent of physicians in training reported having depression or a symptom of depression.

The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals released a 41-page new report saying they will fight an ACA repeal as it could have major repercussions for hospitals, The Hill reported.