Practice Management

Van Wahlgren, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Banner Health's Ogallala (Neb.) Community Hospital and Ogallala Medical Group.

Here are five points on orthopedic surgeon income and payment models based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2012.

Vivian Chang, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based in Hawaii, has been hired as an interim orthopedic surgeon at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, N.Y., according to a Watertown Daily Times report.

Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance and Vanderbilt Medical Group, both in Nashville, have partnered with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee on a bundled payment system for total knee and hip replacements, according to a report from The Tennesseean.

In a session at the Becker’s Hospital Review annual meeting in Chicago on May 18, Les Jebson, executive director of University of Florida Health System and formerly executive director of University of Florida Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, discussed observations about…

Anders G.J. Rhodin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, according to a Bennington Banner report.

Here are statistics on the number of patient visits orthopedic surgeons have per week and the amount of time they spend with each patient, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2012.

Rothman Institute recently hosted an open house for its new 33,000-squre-foot location in Marlton, N.J., according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

This article is written by Michael J. Sacopulos, JD, a partner with Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Ind.

It can be difficult to determine which payor is the best payor because physicians often find benefits and drawbacks from each company. According to Medscape's Insurer Ratings Report 2011, 54 percent of physicians say the level of payment is the…