Practice Management

Alaska Orthopedic Specialists in Anchorage, which closed in March 2015, has notified affected patients about a security incident.

Of the orthopedic surgeons who reported being sued, the percentage was highest in office-based single-specialty group practices, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Orthopedists Get Sued.

Two recent studies found physicians are less likely to die in the hospital and are more likely to obtain hospice care, as opposed to non-physician patients, acceding to Medscape.

Here are the top 10 states with the highest number of hospitals in 2014, according to Kaiser State Health Facts.

States are at different places for Medicare enrollment and ACA implementation, with different challenges and issues, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

Most orthopedic surgeons work in private practice, with the largest segment of those surgeons in private practice orthopedic groups, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Census.

Biloxi, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopedic Specialist's physician owners are building a new $10 million medical complex to attract patients from around the country, according to Sun Herald.

Abraham Verghese, MD, senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine, discussed the provider-patient relationship with American Medical Association President Steven J. Stack, MD.

On average, an orthopedic surgeon's average annual income ranges from $159,400 to $305,900 in the United States, according to a Salary Voice report.

Vero Orthopaedics & Neurology in Vero Beach, Fla., began offering same-day appointments.