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Ancillary services available to the orthopedic surgeon.

Bert JM

Summit Orthopedics, Ltd., 17 W. Exchange Street, Suite 307, St. Paul, MN 55102, USA. bertx001@tc.umn.edu

The delivery of high quality medical services is approaching a crisis situation in the United States. As physician reimbursements decline and overhead increases, orthopedic surgeons must seek additional sources of revenue to remain financially viable and control the quality of medical care that they deliver. The orthopedic surgeon group is well positioned to control its own service lines and deliver excellent patient care as a result. This article reviews the possibilities of multiple types of ancillary service lines available for the orthopedic group practice.

Published 6 December 2007 in Orthop Clin North Am, 39(1): 1-4, v.
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