Practice Management

Spine practices can follow one of several different business models with a focus on either surgical cases, non-surgical cases or a mix of both. When founding his group, Sonoran Spine Center, Dennis Crandall, MD, chose a model that emphasized treating…

Taconic Orthopedics has entered into a professional service agreement with Southwestern Vermont Medical Center to provide orthopedic services at the hospital, according to a Bennington Banner news report.

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Pittsburgh-based Highmark, an insurer, will spend up to $500 million on a new network of physicians, community hospitals and outpatient care locations — an investment in addition to its $475 million takeover of West Penn Allegheny Health System, according to…

Mercy Medical Group in Folsom, Calif., recently hired orthopedic surgeon Daniel Anderson, MD, according to a report from the Sacramento Bee.

Here are five essential elements of a top orthopedic practice.

Jack Stewart, MD, a Tacoma, Wash.-based orthopedic surgeon subspecializing in hand surgery, discusses why he decided to sell his practice to a hospital and finalizing the transaction.

John A. Gillen, II, MD, recently joined New Century Orthopedics of Pittsburgh, according to a report from The Morning Sun.

This past December, Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health — the largest independent non-profit physician group in Massachusetts — was officially selected as a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization. In an effort to change the way patients and costs are managed in the…

We have several different observations as we look at the market for surgery centers this year. These are as follows: