Practice Management

The U.S. has 15,230 fewer primary care physicians than it currently needs, and that number could grow to 130,000 by 2025, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges included in a Bloomberg report.

The Center for Regenerative Medicine in Miami will begin treating plica of the knee with regenerative medicine.

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush will officially open a new occupational medicine clinic in Westchester, Ill., on Sept. 4.

Muir Orthopedics Specialists, based in Walnut Creek, Calif., now offers total hip replacement on an outpatient basis.

Michael Paloski, DO, has joined OrthoCarolina's Pediatric Orthopedic Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Here are 20 orthopedic and sports medicine physicians recently on the move.

Orthopedic surgeon Charles Murphy, MD, plans to renovate the former Beth Israel synagogue in New Orleans into his new orthopedic practice for sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, according to The Times-Picayune.

Hospitals' acquisitions of physician practices are often rationalized as a strategy to increase efficiency, but a Wall Street Journal report suggests the strategy can spike prices for patients and reimbursement rates for insurers.

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro, N.J., is now performing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, according to Melodika.net.

Ellis Medicine, in partnership with Smith & Jones, has launched an advertising campaign to market its orthopedic and sports medicine services.