Beginning next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They must first consider whether or not the challenge can move forward and then if the individual mandate is or…
Practice Management
Hoag Orthopedic Institute has entered into a partnership with McKesson and Aetna to create the first automated implementation of the Integrated Healthcare Association's bundled payment model.
Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania will open an office at Holy Spirit Carlisle Center next month.
In the era of accountable care, hospitals and physicians are partnering as never before. There are several approaches to hospital-physician integration, including employment, co-management and contracting for certain services. One perhaps under-explored option is service line agreements. Tucson (Ariz.) Medical…
While many specialists are becoming employed by hospitals and health systems, orthopedic and spine surgeons are among the last hold-outs for private practice groups. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons census data for 2010, 43 percent of orthopedic…
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From June 14 to 16, Chicago will be abuzz with some of the brightest thinkers in the ambulatory surgery center industry. This conference is designed for orthopedic, spine and pain management-focused ASCs, and offers more than 100 sessions on best…
This article is written by Tommy Mitchell, President, CEO, Founder of OrthoDirectUSA.
Here are four ways you can improve the waiting room at your orthopedic practice.
This article was written by By Michael J. Sacopulos, JD, partner with Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Ind.St. Pauli Girl Beer famously advertises that "You never forget your first girl." While I am not sure about that, I…
Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill., has completed its new $24 million Center for Orthopedic and Neurosciences, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.