Practice Management

Healthcare industry leaders discuss which presidential candidate is better for healthcare: President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney.

The orthopedics specialty is an excellent fit for many ambulatory surgery centers because patient demand and reimbursements tend to be high in most markets, according to Reed Martin, chief operating officer of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D. "We…

Orlando Health opened the new Wyatt Whitney Hip & Orthopedic Institute in Orlando, named for the five-year-old son of Dan Whitney, better known as comedian Larry the Cable Guy. Wyatt Whitney was born with hip dysplasia.

According to a new study published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, only 7 percent of Tennessee hospitals have hand specialists available 24 hours to treat trauma patients in the emergency department.

Here are 15 statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2012.

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.