Joel Tucker, MD, has joined Gulfport Memorial Hospital and will have an office with Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, according to a Sun Herald report.
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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…
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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.
Dean Dominy, MD, joined Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas in Sugar Land.
Out of the physician workforce, the portion of independent physicians has dropped from 57 percent in 2000 to a projected 36 percent in 2013, according to a report from American Medical News.
Lael Luedtke, MD, joined Northern Pines Orthopaedic Clinic in Grand Rapids, Mich., according to a Duluth News Tribune report.
Orthopedic and spine physician practices are constantly looking for new ways to accommodate their patients and drive further patient volume. Modern software and information technology systems are now available to meet these needs and help physicians efficiently and effectively run…