Practice Management

Gem City Bone and Joint in Laramie, Wyo., has changed its name to Premier Bone and Joint Centers, according to a Laramie Boomerang report.

Over the past three years, Orthopedic Associates of Maryland has worked with NDX Group and its NDX Archives division to store its patient files and X-rays, which cleared additional space in the practice that was converted into an MRI room.

Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver has launched a new website focused on its orthopedic services.

Sea Spine Orthopedic Institute has opened a new location in Tampa, Fla.

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.

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.

DuPage Medical Group, the largest independent, multi-specialty physician group in the Chicago area, has added an orthopedic/sports medicine surgeon to its practice.