Practice Management

The Food and Drug Administration issued 34 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in April, according to an FDA report.

Here are four factors that impact the success of orthopedic surgery centers.

Here are five points about orthopedic surgeon compensation based on statistics from the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2011.

Kenneth Pettine, MD, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon and co-owner of the Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center, lists five ways cash payments for spine surgery can help the patient and the ASC.

Highlands Neurosurgery in Bristol, Tenn., was an unusually early adopter of electronic health records. The practice, which has two neurosurgeons and two physiatrists, installed an EHR system in the 1990s, when it was a beta site for an early system.…

Here are four benchmarks that can impact the productivity and quality of care at orthopedic practices.

Here are five things to know about online orthopedic practice promotion.

Boulder (Colo.) Surgery Center, covering orthopedics, sports medicine and pain management, is co-owned by its physicians and 265-bed Boulder Community Hospital. Most of the 21 affiliated physicians are owners of the center, which has three ORs and a pain management…

Once orthopedic surgeons enter into an agreement, alignment or partnership with a hospital, there are a few things they can do to maintain a healthy relationship with the hospital. Surgeons and industry experts discuss six ways surgeons can ensure a…

Here are five ways to effectively lower orthopedic device costs at your surgery center.