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Promedica to Open Digital Orthopedic Hospital in Ohio

Promedica is finishing a new orthopedic hospital in Toledo, Ohio, which is set to open in October and bring 200 jobs to the area, according to a local ABC news report.

5 Points on a New Device to Prevent Nerve Damage During Orthopedic Surgery

Michael Hausman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, discusses five points about the Checkpoint Stimulator/Locator, a device designed for use during orthopedic and other types of surgery to prevent nerve damage.

5 Tips for Marketing Orthopedic Practices Using New Media

Here are five ways your orthopedic practice can market its services to the community using new media.

Ohio's Christ Hospital Voting on Possible $100M Orthopedic Tower

Trustees of The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati are scheduled to vote on a plan to construct a $100 million orthopedic and spine tower, according to a Cincinnati.com report.

Orthopedics in ASCs: 40 Benchmarks

Here are 40 benchmarks about orthopedics in surgery centers. The first four data points are taken from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution, while the rest of the data is taken from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

AAOS: Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in Joint Replacement High Even After Taking Precautions

Pulmonary embolisms are a common risk associated with hip and knee replacement procedures, and the risk is still relatively high even after patients are treated with blood thinners prior to and immediately following joint replacement surgery, according to a news…

Anterior Hip Replacements are the Future: 5 Points from Dr. Edward Petrow

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…

5 Ways to Optimize Orthopedic Practice Front Office Staff

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…

OrthoNeuro Opens Ohio's First Orthopedic Urgent Care Center

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.

7 Benchmarks for Physical Therapy at Orthopedic Practices

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.