Orthopedic Surgeon Led Business Models are Proving Superior

DOCTOR LED BUSINESS MODELS PROVEN SUPERIOR (Orthopedics This Week)
Doctor-Led Models Superior!
A certain in-the-know health policy expert is predicting a pendulum shift—back towards orthopedic surgeons having more say in the care of their patients. Chad Mather, M.D. is an attending orthopedic surgeon at Duke University. Dr. Mather, an AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) Washington Health Policy Fellow, tells OTW, “Right now, orthopedic surgeons are mobilizing toward adapting to different payment models, much of which requires more integrated care for episodic payments. What we’re s...