Here are 8statistics on case volume and revenue for orthopedics at surgery center. The data is taken from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
Practice Management
CMS recently issued its proposed rule for the Medicare physician fee schedule (pdf) for the 2013 calendar year, and many initiatives from the Physician Quality Reporting System to new primary care payment rates were addressed.
Douglas Constant, MD, has joined Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine/Pain Management in Bradenton, Fla., according to a Bradenton Herald report.
John Lindstrom, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined ThedaCare Orthopedics Plus in New London, Wis.
Cy-Fair Hand and Wrist Surgical Associates has expanded and will provide services in Katy, Texas.
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DuPage Medical Group, the largest independent, multi-specialty physician group in the Chicago area, has added an orthopedic/sports medicine surgeon to its practice.
Here are 40 benchmarks about orthopedics in surgery centers. The first four data points are taken from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution, while the rest of the data is taken from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
The Hand and Wrist Institute in Los Angeles has added endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery to its service offerings.
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) has acquired Orthopedic Surgeons of Central Connecticut in New Britain, according to a Hartford Business report.
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (pdf) as constitutional, although the Medicaid expansion provision was limited but not invalidated.