At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Steven A. Gunderson, DO, will give a presentation titled "Most Common Accreditation Problems in Orthopedic, Spine and Pain-Driven ASCs."

Shriners Hospitals for Children –Twin Cities in Minneapolis will be joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which will give physicians at the hospital a direct connection to Mayo Clinic specialists, according to a News Medical report. 

Beginning April 17, Benedict Figuerres, MD, will offer sports medicine and orthopedic care through an outreach clinic at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kan., according to a report by The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle.

Medicrea reported a net profit loss of 1.2 percent in 2012.

Ira H. Kirschenbaum, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has written The OMG EMR Template Book – Orthopaedics, according to a recent news release.

Tucker, Ga.-based ONP Specialty Group announced that it has opened an orthopedics division in Atlanta.  

Albany, N.Y.-based OrthoNY will provide orthopedic urgent care services at its Mechanicville, N.Y., and Albany, N.Y., offices, beginning April 15, according to a report by The Business Review.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Linda Lansing, senior vice president of Surgical Care Affiliates, will give a presentation titled "Developing the Right Clinical Environment for Complex Spine and Orthopedic Cases."

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Marshall Steele, MD, will give a presentation titled "Bundled Contracting Initiatives for Orthopedics and Spine."

There are several new trends crucial for orthopedic surgeons to understand emerging in the healthcare space. Orthopedic surgeons and industry experts discussed some of these changes during a session at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting titled "Accountable Care Organizations and Bundled Payments: Passing Trends or a New Paradigm?"