Practice Management

Cadence Health in Winfield, Ill., will pay $75 million for OAD Orthopedics, a group of suburban Chicago orthopedic surgeons.

Office space inside the New Balance headquarters in Brighton, Mass., will now feature ProSports Orthopedics and the Spaulding Outpatient Center Brighton as part of what officials say will eventually be a health and wellness district, according to Boston.com.

Twin Cities Orthopedics, based in Minneapolis, has launched a new surgical and recovery program called Excel, designed to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs.

Miami, Fla.-based Hampton Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center opened its Spine and Orthopedic Rehab Center, according to The Jewish Press.

George Paletta, MD, is proposing an orthopedic-driven surgery center be built in Chesterfiled, Mo., but his initiative is being met by resistance from area hospital executives, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Holland (Mich.) Hospital has begun constructing a $10 million expansion for a new orthopedic, spine and neurosurgery unit, according to a Michigan Live report.

Wade Jensen, MD, of CNOS in Dakota Dunes, S.D., has agreed to provide services through Specialty Clinic at Cherokee (S.D.) Regional Medical Center, according to a report from the Chronicle Times.

Orthopedic surgeon Karl Hubbard, MD, joined Natchez Medical Foundation Orthopedic Sports and Rehabilitation Practice, according to a report from the Natchez Democrat.

Orthopedic practices are in a time of constant change with reimbursements, patient volumes and elective surgeries all declining. These changes are forcing physician practice owners to reevaluate processes and tackle inefficiencies.

SpineMark Corporation is partnering with PhDx Systems, a clinical data management solutions company, according to the Sacramento Bee.