Practice Management

This article is written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Physician & Founder, RoG Sports Medicine.

Owosso, Mich.-based Mid Michigan Orthopedics has been acquired by Memorial Healthcare.

Stephen J. Zabinski, MD, of Shore Orthopedic University Associates in Somers Point, N.J., has joined AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., according to a Press of Atlantic City report.

The Orthopaedic Surgery Associates of Marquette (Mich.) have moved and changed the practice name to Advanced Center for Orthopedics, according to an Upper Peninsula's Second Wave report.

Which states retain the most physicians after they've earned their medical training? The following figures represent the portion of physicians who graduated from medical or osteopathic school in the respective state and are still active in that state.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine's faculty practice in Baltimore has leased a 8,182-square-foot space on the Columbia Medical Campus to open a new orthopedic care center, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.

Victor R. Prisk, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Peter's Township, Pa., has joined Highmark's Integrated Delivery System.

Since Ohio passed and enacted a tort-reform law in 2003, medical malpractice claims have dropped more than 40 percent and payments declined roughly at the same rate, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.

In December 2011, a Gallup poll reported 52.5 percent of Americas considered themselves thriving while 43.7 percent reported struggling. At the same time, 32 percent of orthopedists in active practice reported having minimal or no savings for their age and…

The following data reflects the increase in active physicians from 2000 to 2008, the latest figures available.