Practice Management

Hanover (Pa.) Orthopaedic Associations announced it will join WellSpan Medical Group.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BCPI) initiative has generally been more attractive to providers than either of its two accountable care programs — the Medicare Shared Savings and Pioneer ACO program. Unlike…

The number of jobs in the ambulatory care setting will likely grow at a faster pace than the number of jobs in the hospital setting over the next 10 years, according to an American Medical News report.

Nap Gary, COO of Regent Surgical Health, Joe Zasa, co-founder of ASD Management, and Connie Casey, administrator of highly profitable Northpoint Surgery and Laser Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., discuss eight characteristics of highly successful surgery centers.

San Antonio Orthopaedic Group announced the relocation of one of it's clinics to a bigger office in Schertz, Texas.

John M. Gallagher, MD, and Brion Moran, MD, of Western Hills Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Cincinnati, recently joined Mercy Health Physicians, according to a Cincinnati.com report.

Patient safety and quality control is essential among healthcare providers, and particularly important in orthopedics, where some studies show the burden of care for infections could be $1 billion to $2 billion per year.

Lynanne Foster, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Cleveland (Texas) Regional Medical Center and will begin practicing there in April, according to a report from The Vindicator.

A recent presentation linked unemployment rates in Tampa, Fla., to the decreasing patient volume at a level 1 trauma center, which is an example of a broader trend of patients waiting longer to seek medical attention, according to an American…

This article discusses 11 issues facing surgery centers.