Practice Management

Hospital ownership of an orthopedic surgeon's practice could impact the physician's annual compensation, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data."

Here are 10 statistics about general orthopedic surgeon compensation based on MGMA's Physician Compensation Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

Shawn Mills, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined Oswego Hospital's medical staff, according to a report from The Post-Standard.

In October, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will host the first Orthopaedic Quality Institute on Capital Hill, which aims to bring together orthopedic professionals with government representatives to discuss trends and priorities related to orthopedic care, according to an…

Paul F. Fitzgerald, MD, a founding partner at Piedmont Orthopaedic Surgery in Lynchburg, Va., has received the William Barney Distinguished Service Award from the Lynchburg Academy of Medicine, according to a report from The News & Advance.

Pennock Health Services and Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, both in Hastings, Mich., have partnered to expand the breadth of orthopedic services in the community, according to a joint news release.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons and industry members, representing several subspecialties, responding to the question: What do baby boomers mean for orthopedics today and tomorrow?

Patients undergoing orthopedic surgery who have coronary artery disease have an increased risk of clotting and bleeding complications postoperatively, according to a HealthDay news report from US News & World Report.

Brooke Hunter, MD, has agreed to join Veterans Affairs Montana Health Care System part time in November and grow his practice to full time by Jan. 2012, according to a report from The Billings Gazette.

Sunny Gupta, DO, recently joined Rothman Institute in Philadelphia as a sports medicine physician, according to a Rothman news release.