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March 8, 2010:

10 Stats and Facts About Growth in Joint Replacement | Moving Orthopedic Trauma Services Outside the Hospital | Congressional Candidate Dr. Blake Curd Endorsed By 23 South Dakota Lawmakers |

March 1, 2010:

Issue Alert: March/April Issue Online - 5 Tips to Grow Your Orthopedic Practice | 8 Statistics About Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation | 50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America |

February 22, 2010:

9 Reimbursement and Business Concepts for ASC Orthopedics | Payment Cuts Could Force Neurosurgeons to Limit Medicare Patients | Orthopedic Surgeons in Congress |

February 15, 2010:

4 Trends in Orthopedic and Spine Services in Hospitals and ASCs | 5 New Developments in Orthopedics | West Penn Allegheny to Develop Orthopedic Surgery Hospital |

February 8, 2010:

50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America | 5 Tips to Grow Your Orthopedics Practice | Supply of Orthopedic Surgeons Won't Keep up With Demand |

February 1, 2010:

5 Tips for Maintaining Orthopedic Implant Costs | Orthopedic Device Makers Experience Sales Growth in 4th Quarter | BCBS Expands Blue Distinction Program to Spine and Joint Replacement |

January 25, 2010:

8 Statistics About Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation | 5 Steps to Creating a Balanced Pain Management Surgery Center | Nevada Spine Surgeon Gets Probation for Fraud |

January 19, 2010:

Issue Alert: Jan./Feb. Issue Online - 11 Challenges and Opportunities for Orthopedic and Spine Practices in 2010, 11 Statistics and Facts About Orthopedics, 25 of the Best Knee Surgeons in the United States and 7 More Articles |

January 11, 2010:

Hospital for Special Surgery Study Calls for Changes in Training of Orthopedic Surgeons | Average Surgery Center Debt/Leverage Ratios for ASCs With More Than 50% Orthopedics | Kansas Orthopedic Group Opens New Facility |

January 4, 2010:

5 Tips for Managing Your Orthopedic Practice With Dr. Darren Friedman | Senate Joins House in Delaying Physician Pay Cut Until End of February | 9 Ways to Improve Your Practice's Revenue Cycle |

December 21, 2009:

Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons Share 9 Top Concerns | 11 Stats and Facts About Orthopedics and Practices | Top 5 Spinal Implant Cos. Remain Strong, But Face Increasing Competition |

December 7, 2009:

AAOS President Open to Public Option, Opposes Senate Reform Bill | 23 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic and Spine Programs | OrthoIndy Orthopedic Surgeon Joins Staff of St. Vincent Clay Hospital |

December 2, 2009:

25 of the Best Knee Surgeons in the United States | Spine Surgeon Robert Bray Predicts a Major Shift of Volume into ASCs | Trends in Physician Compensation Arrangements |

November 23, 2009:

Nevada Spine Surgeon's Plea Hearing Set in Fraud Case | Retiring Stryker Chairman Reflects on Company's Growth | Hospital for Special Surgery Opens Spine Care Institute |

November 16, 2009:

AAOS Points to Flaws in Health Reform Legislation | Average ASC Facility Expenses For Centers With More Than 50% Orthopedics | 7 Surgeon Practices That Can Affect Your Organization's Bottom Line With Dr. Carlos Guanche of Southern California Orthopaedic Institute |

November 9, 2009:

FDA Reviewers See Possible Bias in Zimmer Spine Product Assessments | Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Hip Fracture Rate Could Drop 25% | Nominations Sought: 25 Best Knee Surgeons |

November 4, 2009:

Stryker Biotech Indicted for Fraudulent Marketing of Bone Growth Products | OrthoCarolina Consolidates Seven Offices, Opens New Campus | FDA Clears 14 More Orthopedic Devices in September |

October 26, 2009:
- Texas Orthopedic Surgeon Settles HHS Investigation Regarding Discriminatory Practices | Reimbursement Falling for Many Common Spine Surgery Procedures | Guide to Spinal Coding |

October 19, 2009:
- NASS Scrutinizes NEJM's Vertebroplasty Studies | Trends Toward Outpatient Spine Surgery and Healthcare Reform Efforts | Three Orthopedic Coding Challenges Best Practices |

October 16, 2009:
- 7 Statistics About the Orthopedics Market | Orthopedic Device Industry Faces Decline in Demand, Billions of Dollars in Possible New Taxes | Two Georgia Chiropractors Arraigned For Healthcare Fraud |

October 9, 2009:
- Issue Alert: October Issue of Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review Online; Features Articles on Orthopedic Practice Administrators Salaries, 5 Best Practices to Prepare for the Future, 15 Great Hip Specialists and Much More |

October 2, 2009:
- Orthopedic Coding Expert Discusses 4 Common Coding Challenges | Medal Winning Olympian Joins Practice as Orthopedic Surgeon | A/R Analysis for Surgery Centers With More Than 50% Orthopedics |

September 25, 2009:
- 5 Critical Business and Legal Issues Facing Orthopedic and Spine Practices | Orthopedic Surgeon Discusses Pros and Cons of Joining a Multi-Specialty Group | OrthoIndy Breaks Ground on New Facility |

September 18, 2009:
- 6 Key Efficiency Principles to Improve Orthopedic and Spine Practices | CEO Bob Kahn of Orthopedic Specialists of Texarkana Discusses the Value of Networking | Joe Caputo of Orthopaedic Specialists of the Four States Discusses 3 New Facility Lessons Learned|

September 11, 2009:
- More Hospitals Willing to Buy Physician Groups | California Orthopedists Joins Multispecialty Group, Citing Uncertain Reimbursements | Statistics on Average Orthopedic Surgeon Appointment Wait Times|

September 4, 2009:
- Orthopedic Practice Administrators' Compensation Trends | Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michael Pinzur of Loyola University Health System Discusses the Best Advice He Ever Received | 70 Spots Remain for ASC Conference: Improving Profits and Business and Legal Issues |

August 26, 2009:
- 15 Great Hip Specialists | 10 Great Orthopedic and Spine Practice Administrators | AAOS President Outlines Concerns About AMA Endorsement of House Health Reform Bill|

August 6, 2009:
- NASS Expresses Concern Over House Healthcare Bill | Orthopedic and Spine Medical Malpractice Costs and Trends | Azalea Orthopedics Uses Patient Surveys to Improve Patient Satisfaction |

July 29, 2009:
- Issue Alert: July Issue of Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review is Online – 13 New Articles |

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