A growing number of joint replacement surgeons are beginning to perform hip replacement surgery using an anterior approach instead of the traditional posterior approach because of the benefits it has for the patient as well as the provider. It can…
Practice Management
1. Keep track of patients who haven't paid. With an increase in high deductible plans and general economic challenges, more patients are having their bills sent to collections, and this will often lead a practice to eventually write-off unpaid co-pays…
Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro opened the state's first Orthopedic Urgent Care Center in New Albany (Ohio) Orthopaedic Institute, according to a company news release.
When an orthopedic practice includes physical therapy, there is a benchmark of 4.6 weighted procedures per provider work hour, according to an AAOS Now report.
There are several economic, social and political factors that impact a patient's access to care and an orthopedist's ability to provide that care, and orthopedic surgeons need to understand these factors for success in the future, according to a story…
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Some orthopedic subspecialists experienced an increase in compensation during 2010 while others decreased significantly. Spine surgeons are still the highest compensation subspecialists, but this year joint surgeons join them at the top. Here are five points on orthopedic and spine…
If your practice bills Medicare for MRI or CT services, are you prepared for MIPPA? On July 15, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). Effective Jan. 1,…
A new economic study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery outlines two cost-effective strategies for hospitals to expedite surgery for patients with hip fractures and possibly improve patient outcomes.
Here are five things orthopedic surgeons can do to communicate better with their patients.
Montefiore Medical Center opened a new orthopedic center at Hutchinson Metro Center in Bronx, N.Y., according to the Bronx Times Reporter.