Practice Management

The sustainable growth rate formula for Medicare physician payment rates has brought the U.S. healthcare system to its knees for the past several years. As physicians face yet another rate reduction this January, the formula is causing many within the…

Mark Dolan, MD, has joined Hope Orthopedics of Oregon in Salem, according to a Statesman Journal report.

Fewer orthopedic surgeons are accepting pediatric Medicaid patients, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.

Aspen (Colo.) Orthopaedics has moved from its office space of 55 years to office space located on Aspen Valley Hospital's campus, according to The Aspen Times.

Borgess Orthopedics in Kalamazoo, Mich., has added two physicians.

Bedminster (N.J.) Orthopedics has joined Tri-County Orthopedics in Morristown, N.J.

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic in Iowa City will offer orthopedic services in Washington, Iowa.

Roughly 56 percent of hospitals have a physician compensation governance structure, and that number is expected to rise as more physicians become hospital employees, according to a survey from consulting and compensation firm Yaffe & Company (pdf).

More orthopedic and spine procedures are now able to move into the outpatient surgery center setting. Ambulatory surgery centers across the country are looking to bring these high acuity cases in and courting orthopedic surgeons who may be future partners.

Samaritan Mid-Valley Orthopedics in Albany, Ore., has moved to a new location, according to a Democrat Herald report.