The average per capita expenditure for a professional service was $1,566 and surgery made up 17.4 percent of spending, according to an HCCI report.
Practice Management
Samuel P. Harms, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, joined Orthopaedic Associates of Duluth, according to a report from the Duluth News Tribune.
Two large physician groups in New York have merged to form OrthoNY, according to a report from The Business Review.
John R. Tongue, MD, president of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, said the organization is pleased with the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 but urges elected officials to find a permanent solution to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate.
President Barack Obama and Congress were able to avoid going over the fiscal cliff earlier this week by striking a deal to prevent huge spending cuts, including a 26.5 percent cut in physician reimbursement for Medicare patients, according to a…
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In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, authors said five factors can make for more effective patient satisfaction surveys.
As accountable care organizations form across the country, their leaders are still determining which payment arrangements best align the organization's physicians with performance improvements and incentivize them to work toward the triple aim of ACOs: improving the quality of care…
Vincent M. Santoro, MD, has joined the KneeFootAnkle Center of Kirkland effective Jan. 1, 2014, according to a report from the Bellevue Reporter.
A New York-based hospital has begun new protocol to reduce pain for orthopedic procedures, according to a North Country Now report.
Regional Orthopedics announced the opening of a new facility in Graniteville, N.Y., according to a report in the Stanton Island Advance.