Practice Management

Charles Harvey, MD, recently left his practice of 20 years at Blair Orthopedics in Altoona, Pa., to open a new office affiliated with Altoona Regional Health System, according to a report from The Altoona Mirror.

Here are five things orthopedic and spine groups can emphasize during payor contract negotiations to optimize success.

On average, orthopedic surgeons and subspecialists received five weeks of vacation, two weeks of continuing medical education/paid time off and $10,000 relocation, according to the "2011 Orthopedic Recruiting Trends & Starting Salary Overview" from Orthopedic Recruiting Group. The median salary…

Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center in Berkeley Heights, N.J., has announced it treated its 10,000th patient in late December, according to a news release from Summit Medical Group.

Here are five points on the highest and lowest compensating regions of the country for orthopedic surgeons in single-specialty groups, according to data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

The Knee Society has updated its scoring system to more accurately match the outcomes of today's total knee arthroplasty patients, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Nitin Banwar, MD, is the medical director of Finger Lakes Health's new joint center in Geneva, N.Y., according to a health system news release.

Atlantic Orthopedics and Wilmington Orthopaedic Group, both of Wilmington, N.C., recently merged to form OrthoWilmington, according to a Greater Wilmington Business Journal report.

Here are 10 ways orthopedic practices can market their services in 2012.

The success of accountable care organizations may not depend so much on their structure but whether the model can compel and equip healthcare providers to improve their performance, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.