title: A joint strategy for orthopedics. Hospitals team up with docs to keep a lucrative service line.
abstract: Traditionally one of hospitals' most lucrative service lines, orthopedics is under pressure these days, as federal reimbursement policies make certain procedures less profitable and hospitals face new challenges from physicians. It remains a strong market to court, but hospitals are increasingly seeking to protect, rather than expand, their business.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D004465:Economic Competition; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D006278:Medicare; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D011357:Product Line Management; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States