Practice Management

Overall, physician compensation is on the rise, and orthopedic physicians receive, on average, higher compensation than other specialists, according to "Physician Compensation Report 2013," released by Medscape.

Here are 10 statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation in 2012 by practice setting from Medscape’s Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013. Sign up for our FREE Orthopedic & Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! 1. Orthopedists who…

San Angelo, Texas-based Shannon Health announced that Stacy Beaty, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Shannon Clinic in San Angelo, has been designated a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  

Wareham (Mass.) Orthopedic Associates has joined Southcoast Physicians Group, a part of the New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System, according to The Wareham Courier.

Here are seven statistics on how orthopedists plan to handle their worst payors, according to Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.

Glendale (Calif.) Adventist Medical Center announced that it has been named a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Shield of California, an independent member of the Blue Cross…

Downers Grove, Ill.-based M&M Orthopaedics announced that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group.

New York-based Retrophin, a pharmaceutical company, has named Horacio Plotkin, MD, its chief medical officer, effective May 13, according to a Fort Mills Times report.

Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, was elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors at its 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago, March 19-23, according to an AAOS News Now report.  

Orthopedic surgeon Jan-Eric Esway, MD, recently began operating in the new Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center in North Chesterfield, Va.