Here are six statistics on orthopedic surgeon practice management based on the Medscape Orthopedics Productivity Report: 2011 Results. The report is based on data collected during 2010.

Here are five essential elements of a top orthopedic practice.

It's much more difficult for orthopedic practices to remain independent today than it was even five years ago. As more and more practices are selling to hospitals and specialists are becoming employed, some independent groups are struggling to stay afloat. However, there are some large groups, such as OA-Centers for Orthopaedics based in Portland, Maine, which have been able to remain independent and even grown over the past few years.

Here are five ways your orthopedic practice can expand its patient-base.

The Senate failed to pass a six-month fee fix as part of its jobless benefits package, which needed 60 votes to pass but received only 56, according to a report by the Washington Post.