Practice Management

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago has announced the opening of the MOR Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute.

Here are four statistics on how orthopedic surgeons think accountable care organizations will affect their income based on the Medscape Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation Report: 2012 Results.

This article is written by Michael J. Sacopulos is the CEO of Medical Risk Institute. The past several years have witnessed explosive growth in HIPAA and HITECH Act enforcement actions against medical providers. Many of these actions relate to misadventures…

gSource, a spine and orthopedic instruments developer, announced that it has donated surgical instruments, valued at $4,380, to the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine, a non-profit organization, that will be provided to the FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Accra, Ghana.

Phoenix-based Banner Health announced that it is expanding its partnership with The CORE Institute in Phoenix, according to an Arizona Newszap report.

The Office of Inspector General has released updated provider self-disclosure protocol, which is entirely revised from the SDP published in 1998.

Columbus-based Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence announced that it is opening two new therapy service locations — in Delaware, Ohio, and in Columbus.

WCA Hospital in Jamestown, N.Y., announced the completion of its WCA Center For Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, according to a report by The Post Journal.

Bert Callahan, MD, will soon join the staff at Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Hospital and Beaver Dam, Wis.-based BDCH Medical clinics, effective May 8, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.

Here are five trends on physician perspective of the United States healthcare system, addressing healthcare reform, industry consolidation, compensation, accountable care organizations and physician opinions on the future. The data is based on the Deloitte's Physician Perspectives Survey.