Practice Management

Stephen Hochschuler, MD, co-founder of Texas Back Institute and former president of the Spine Arthroplasty Society, discusses the biggest concerns of physicians in the wake of healthcare reform.

Here are five ways orthopedic physicians can boost the sports medicine patient volume at their practices.

Brett Levine, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Chicago's Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush with a special interest in complex knee and hip surgery, discusses the biggest reasons for concern and excitement in orthopedics today.

Here are three trends for orthopedics in ambulatory surgery centers, including specific orthopedic and spine procedures now routinely performed in an ASC, from Michael R. Redler, MD, an orthopedic surgeon on staff at the Surgery Center of Fairfield County in…

CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC, a consultant with KarenZupko & Associates, recently discussed three challenges in coding for foot and ankle…

As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, medical practices face a host of financial challenges. The unknowns of healthcare reform, changing reimbursement and rising bad debt from the uninsured have introduced a multitude of pressures and uncertainties.…

Just being tall does not put you at an increased risk for sports-related injuries or arthritis, rather other factors come into play. Thomas Schmalzried, MD, medical director of the Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles…

Here are four questions successful orthopedic surgery center managers should ask.

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Here are the results of the most recently released financial reports from 14 leading orthopedic and spine device companies.