Pain management was the fourth most common specialty in ambulatory surgery centers with 17 percent of overall case volume, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. Using compensation data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey 2011 Report Based…
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Here are 10 tips from orthopedic group leaders that will help maintain a strong practice in 2012.
This article was written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon and owner, RoG Sports Medicine"Doctors have less and less authority today, it continues to be taken away... yet they have more and more responsibility."— Lanny Johnson, MD
RoG Sports Medicine, an Orland Park, Ill.-based orthopedic implant company, recently received FDA clearance for its RoG Suture Anchor made of Zeniva polyetheretherketone, according to a Solvay Advanced Polymers news release.
Walter Virkus, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently expanded his practice into the western suburbs of Chicago, according to a MOR news release.
Daniel J. Berry, MD, president of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, recently released a statement regarding Congress' inability to fix Medicare's sustainable growth rate, according to an AAOS news release.
Joel B. Nilsson, MD, hand and upper extremity surgeon, recently joined The Orthopaedic and Spine Institute of San Antonio, according to a practice news release.
David Gallagher, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine, recently joined UHS Medical Group Orthopedics in Binghamton, N.Y., according to an ABC news report.
This article is written by Barbara Cataletto, MBA, CPC, Chief Executive Officer, Business Dynamics.
When asked about their primary concern for the ASC industry in 2012, Greg Horner, MD, managing partner of Smithfield Surgical Partners doesn’t miss a beat: "The hospital integration process," he says. "You are probably aware that free-standing medical groups are…