When Marion R. McMillan, MD, of Synergy Spine Center in Seneca, S.C., began performing endoscopic spine surgery, he wanted to make sure potential patients in the area knew about his new service. In order to reach the widest audience, Dr.…
Practice Management
Computer-assisted and robotic technology is at the forefront of today's surgical innovations. However, in the field of orthopedics, such technology is just in its infancy. Michael Raklewicz, MD, a physician with Orthopaedic Consultants of Wyoming Valley in Kinston, Penn., uses…
It takes a team of individuals skilled in business, customer service and orthopedic surgery in order to successfully and efficiently run a physician-owned orthopedic practice. The physician CEO must be able to juggle providing the best quality medical care to…
Many orthopedic surgeons are looking beyond traditional methods of operation to incorporate new minimally invasive and biologic technology when treating their patients. For patients with knee damage, the most recent technology includes utilizing a combination of a natural bone and…
R. Michael Gross, MD, a shoulder specialist at GIKK Ortho Specialists in Omaha, Neb., discusses recent initiatives undertaken by GIKK Ortho Specialists that have proven beneficial to the future of the organization.
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Biologics is a new frontier for knee replacements and James Gladstone, MD, a sports medicine and orthopedic physician at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, is at the cutting edge of this new technology. For healthy, active and…
Mark McFarland, MD, a physician with Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., performed the first outpatient total hip replacement in Virginia. He performed this procedure just weeks after his colleague Boyd Haynes, MD, performed the first outpatient total…
From marketing responsibilities to patient and physician satisfaction, the many responsibilities connected to managing spine practices present constant challenges to today's practice administrators. Lester Morales, executive director of the Laser Spine Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz., discusses the challenges associated with…
Ezriel Kornel, MD, a spine surgeon with Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York in White Plains, N.Y., explains how and why he opted out of Medicare five years ago.
The best way to improve front-desk collections is preparation. If your front desk does not collect from the patient, while at the practice, the result will be decreased revenue and weaker cash flow, coupled with more work. Here are two…