Practice Management

Orthopedics, like many other medical specialties, finds itself facing several new and increasingly complicated changes. For example, CMS' Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model went into effect on April 1, changing the way providers in certain hospitals are reimbursed for…

Columbus, Ohio-based Hughston Clinic has opened a new location in Fleming Island, Fla., according to a Ledger-Enquirer report.

OrthoAtlanta added Garrick K. Kwok, MD, to its physician team.

Richard Fessler, MD, PhD, of Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, passionately believes physicians should take on active roles in healthcare policy.

University of Chicago Medicine will open its new orthopedic center in Orland Park, Ill., on April 6.

A recent study found physicians can play a significant role in helping patients find affordable care through conversations about out-of-pocket costs, according to npr.

By 2025, the nation will experience a physician shortage of between 46,000 physicians and 90,000 physicians, based on an Association of American Medical Colleges study. Neurosurgeon Hunt Batjer, MD, of Dallas-based University of Texas-Southwestern, wrote about the negative impact of…

The market for acquisition of medical practices by private equity firms has shown significant growth in recent years, according to Physician's Money Digest.

Kathryn Thompson, MD, was named medical director of the St. Luke's Interventional Pain Management clinic, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

Healthcare is the top voter issue for Democrats in 2016 with 43 percent reporting healthcare as "extremely important" to their vote in the November election; only 37 percent of Republicans said the same with healthcare falling behind terrorism, economy and…