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1. Focus on quality metrics. An orthopedics department must not only produce excellent outcomes, but it must also be able to produce tangible evidence of those outcomes. "In today's world, orthopedics departments need to be focused on outcomes and key…

Dr. Geier is an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina. He also serves as chairman of the Public Relations Committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Wesley Cox, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, recently performed elbow surgery on professional golfer John Daly, according to a Golf Digest report.

On Tuesday, Steven Raikin, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, was scheduled to perform foot surgery on Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Ben Revere, according to a phillyBurbs.com report.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, G-A Lawson-Boucher, MD, will give a presentation titled "Anesthesia Issues; Shorten Your Length of Stay in PACU."

Around 71 percent of orthopedic surgeones are in private practice, according to the 2012 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons census report.

Oakland Regional Hospital in Southfield, Mich., has recently opened the Oakland Regional Orthopaedic & Hand Center. The center includes six exam rooms.

Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Health has opened the $9 million Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center in Bemidji, Minn., according to a Real Estate Journals report.

County commissioners in Lake County, Fla., are extending a ban on new pain management clinics until Oct. 1, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Here four orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians discuss five of the largest issues affecting the field of sports medicine.