Practice Management

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons conducted an analysis of trends in Medicare reimbursements for orthopedic surgeons, and found a steady drop in rates since the early 1990s, according to an AAOS Now report.

The Medical Group Management Association recently asked 800 group practice professionals to rank seven of the largest health insurers on willingness to participate in payment innovation and professionals' perceptions of the payors.

Robert Wysocki, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, has begun seeing patients at the practice's Prairie Medical Group building in Westchester, Ill., according to a Sun Times news report.

A new report from the Office of the Inspector General shows that physicians fighting coverage denials have a good chance of succeeding, according to an American Medical News report.

Joel Tucker, MD, has joined Gulfport Memorial Hospital and will have an office with Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, according to a Sun Herald report.

Here are 20 statistics comparing orthopedic surgeon compensation to other specialists. Despite leading most other specialists in compensation, only 50 percent of orthopedists reported feeling fairly compensated. All statistics are from the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2012.

Physicians in hospitals, medical groups and other provider organizations can expect to see a 2.6 percent increase in salaries next year, according to consulting firm Hay Group's 2012 physician compensation survey.

This article is written by Barbara Cataletto, MBA, CPC, CEO/Managing Director of Business Dynamics, Inc, and originally appeared in the Business Dynamics newsletter. It is republished here with permission from Business Dynamics.Spine practices depend on insurance company reimbursement to sustain…

James H. Lubowitz, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Taos Orthopaedic Institute in Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, and Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Arthroscopy Journal, practices in a rural area noted as a destination ski and mountain resort where most of…

The Bush Tax Cuts have benefited physician practices for the past decade, but now with President Barack Obama's re-election they will likely expire at the end of the year, according to a report in Physician Practice.