Practice Management

Barrow Regional Medical Center in Winder, Ga., announced that Craig M. Mines, MD, has joined its medical staff.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Pappas, MD, has joined St. Luke's Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Duluth, Minn., according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

Lock Haven (Pa.) Hospital announced that it will partner with Martin & Suhey Orthopedics in State College, Pa., to provide orthopedic and sports medicine care, according to a report by The Express.  

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi has recognized four hospitals in the state as Blue Distinction Centers of Excellence for knee and hip replacement and spine surgery, according to a Hattiesburg American report.

Here are five ways to maximize operating room efficiency with quick turnover times and optimal scheduling from Kelly Doyle, CEO of Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital in Philadelphia.

Hospitals added 8,900 jobs last month for a total of 4.83 million, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted figures (pdf) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an improvement from the 3,100 worker dip they took between December and January.

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, in partnership with Summa Health System, has opened a new outpatient facility with six orthopedic surgeons in Hudson, Ohio, according to a Hudson Hub Times report.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance is planning to move its headquarters to the OneC1TY campus in Nashville, a technology innovation campus, according to a report by The Tennessean.

Twin Cities Orthopedics in Golden Valley, Minn., has promoted Troy Simpson to the newly created position of CEO, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report.

Here are 15 statistics on orthopedics in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from the VMG 2011 Intellimarker Multispecialty ASC Survey.