A growing number of orthopedic groups are aligning with management services organizations as economic, payer and administrative hurdles continue to challenge physician-owned groups to maintain autonomy. “For us, it’s about creating your own world, and size is going to matter,” Steve Holtzclaw, MD, CEO of U.S. Orthopaedic Partners, said during a panel at the 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference in Chicago. “We see how big the hospital systems and payers are getting. Now individual orthopedic practices aren’t big enough to compete with these entities.”
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