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Practice Management

Physician-owned hospitals are seeking waivers, deploying lobbyists and navigating around restrictions on their expansion included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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Wichita, Kan.-based Mid-America Orthopedics has added Jon Morgan, DPM, a podiatrist, to its medical staff, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.

Perth Amboy, N.J.-based Raritan Bay Medical Center announced that it has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Project JOINTS initiative, a program that is designed to speed adoption of surgical site infection prevention methods.

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