Practice Management

Here are 10 tips for effective online orthopedic practice marketing through the practice website and social media.

A new study shows 96 percent of orthopedic surgeons practice defensive medicine with estimated annual costs of more than $2 billion, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.

Signing bonuses are on the rise, as 88 percent of placed physicians received a signing bonus in 2011, according to a report from The Medicus Firm.

Here are 11 statistics about where orthopedic surgeons are practicing based on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2010 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census. More than half of respondents reported being in a private practice setting while only 17 percent were employed…

Daniel Berry, MD, president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, has sent a Call to Action letter for AAOS membership regarding a permanent solution to the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula.

Here are five key concepts for having success with orthopedics in surgery centers.

Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., is opening a new unit that will boost neuromedicine services and expand the Evarts Joint Center, according to a hospital news release.

Here are 15 orthopedic surgeons recently on the move.

Jack Stewart, MD, a Tacoma, Wash.-based orthopedic surgeon subspecializes in hand surgery, discusses how orthopedic practices can ensure employee satisfaction.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that physicians can be sued for emotional distress — even if physical negligence was not involved, according to a Legal Newsline report.