Practice Management

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.

Joe Albano, MD, has joined Comprehensive Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center in Salt Lake City, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.

Cincinnati-based TriHealth bought Ohio Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, according to Cincinnati.com.

Trinity Orthopedics, based in Hurst, Texas, has launched a new website.

The Doctors Company, an insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability, is celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Tribute Plan, a benefit that financially rewards members when they retire from the practice of medicine.

OrthoCarolina Scotland and Scotland (N.C.) Health Care System are teaming up to provide greater physical therapy services at Scotland Memorial Hospital, according to the Laurinburg Exchange.

Out of the top 20 recruited physician specialties from April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2012, a majority saw an increase in offered salaries, according to the Merritt Hawkins "2012 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives."

Although some hospitals and other healthcare organizations scaled back overall physician recruiting efforts during the recession and now slow economic recovery, there are several high-demand specialties that attracted higher average income offers last year, according to the Merritt Hawkins "2012…

After years of failing financially, the Regional Medical Center of Memphis (Tenn.) is on track to becoming one-stop shop for patients with new renovations, according to The Commercial Appeal.