Practice Management

Here are 10 recent orthopedic and spine practice expansions.

National healthcare expenditures grew to $2.695 trillion in 2011, a 3.9 percent increase from $2.594 trillion in 2010, but what components of the healthcare system consumed the largest portions of NHE?

Signature Medical Group, a physician-owned medical practice in the St. Louis area, has added four new orthopedic physicians.

Alphatec Holdings, parent company of Alphatec Spine, has appointed Luke T. Faulstick to the company's board of directors.

Best practices and evidence-based care are becoming increasingly important for hospitals as they work to improve quality and reduce costs. Basing clinical care and financial decisions on data will be crucial for hospitals to ensure they meet goals in every…

Cadence Health in Winfield, Ill., announced its plans to acquire OAD Orthopaedics, a seven-office medical practice in DuPage County, according to the Kane County Chronicle.

The Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Old Bridge, N.J., has joined with the Human Motion Institute at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, N.J., according to Digital Journal.

Here are 15 statistics comparing orthopedic surgeon compensation from 2010 to 2011. The data comes from Medscape Physician Compensation Reports 2011 and 2012, based on compensation data from the previous year. Median income declined from 2010 to 2011 and 6…

Twelve physicians have joined forces to collaborate for specialized orthopedic care under the name Northern California Orthopedic Specialists.

Nicholas H. Holmes, MD, and Eric E. Kirksson, MD, will join St. Croix Orthopaedics in Oak Park Heights, Minn., next week.