Practice Management

Orthopedic and spine surgeons and surgery centers often rely on word-of-mouth marketing to increase patient volume, which means achieving high patient satisfaction is crucial. John Grossmith, MD, a board certified neurosurgeon at The Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson, Fla., discusses…

In a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the American Medical Association, joined by more than 100 physician groups, called on CMS to pay overdue reimbursements to physicians using funds made available earlier this week, according…

Joe Skochdopole, executive director of finance for TriMedx, discusses five ways to save money on ASC equipment.

Dominica Pelshaw is materials manager for Bone and Joint Surgery Center of Novi (Mich.), a four-OR ASC with about 16 physician-users.   Q: When did your ASC establish its reprocessing program and what type of program you have in place?…

Here are 10 recent articles which discuss buying and selling ASCs and shares in surgery centers.

Managing an orthopedic practice's revenue cycle is essential to keeping the business running effectively and efficiently. Here are six techniques industry leaders use to maximize their orthopedic practice's revenue cycle.

Lynn S. Feldman, RN, MBA, administrative manager of Eastwind Surgical, a two-OR ASC for spine surgery and pain management in Westerville, Ohio, provides six best practices for spine in ASCs.

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Here are 10 tips about accurately coding at orthopedic and spine surgery centers.

Kaiser Permanente Total Joint Replacement Registry began in 2001 and has so far registered 100,000 implants. Kaiser Permanente researchers recently released a prospective study of 80,000 total joint replacements and 5,000 anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures from the Anterior Cruciate…

Here are five ways orthopedics-driven ASCs can drive down supply costs.