Practice Management

As healthcare consolidation continues to take hold, private practice's future remains largely uncertain. New York-based Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Associates, however, has adapted an integrative practice model, making the practice well-suited for healthcare's swift transformations.

Last year, Rockford-based OrthoIllinois Surgery Center integrated total joints into its repertoire of offerings, making the center one of the first ASCs in Illinois to add the service line. The center's team of orthopedic surgeons has performed nearly 12 procedures…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers studied the impact of electronic health records and computerized physician order entry on physicians. The researchers worked with American Medical Association investigators, looking at data from 6,560 physicians.

ZendyHealth, a healthcare start-up that allows users to bid on health, dental and cosmetic procedures, partnered with Los Angeles-based Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic to add orthopedics procedures to its services, according to a L.A. Biz report.

Many providers are at odds over the appropriate protocols for patients recording physician visits, according to MedPage Today.

As consolidation swallows up the healthcare industry, independent physicians must band together to solidify their place. Established in 2014, The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics sought to do just that.

By focusing on productivity and performance, healthcare providers can effectively manage their practices' costs, according to HealthCareBusiness.

Pursuing a nursing career in today's healthcare environment proves competitive, according to Medpage Today.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will help the American Society of Anesthesiologists develop ASA's Perioperative Surgical Home Care Model.

The Maryland Health Care Commission granted two medical practices grants of more than $115,000, according to The Baltimore Sun.