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47 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT US Orthopaedic Partners acquires 2 Mississippi practices By Eric Oliver U .S. Orthopaedic Partners acquired Jackson Anesthesia Pain Centers and Oxford Ortho- paedics and Sports Medicine, the platform announced March 2. Jackson (Miss.) Anesthesia Pain Center and Oxford (Miss.) Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine combine to provide care for musculoskeletal disorders and chronic disease management. The practice strengthens U.S. Orthopaedic Partners' base in the Southeastern U.S. Cooper Terry, MD, founder of Oxford Orthopaedics, said the practice joined the platform to benefit from the size and scale it provides. He said, "We are a smaller group by size, but joining the USOP platform will afford us the same long-term benefits and op- portunities that having size and scale provides." U.S. Orthopaedic Partners was formed in October 2020 after FFL Partners invested in Mississippi Sports Medicine in Jackson. n Massachusetts, Rhode Island practices to forge 60-plus physician group By Alan Condon P rovidence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics is partnering with Easton, Mass.-based Orthopedic Care Physician Net- work to become one of the biggest orthopedic groups in New England. The partnership, effective July 1, will include more than 60 phy- sicians, almost 650 staff and 13 locations across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Earlier this month, University Orthopedics opened an office with three physicians in Mansfield, Mass., its first in the state. "When the planning process began for our new location in Man- sfield ... discussions about potential collaborations with OCPN manifested," Edward Akelman, MD, president of University Or- thopedics, said in a Feb. 16 news release. "We came to realize that many similarities existed within our organizations, and it be- came apparently clear that a partnership just made sense." University Orthopedics hopes the added locations will strength- en its newly formed partnership with the Massachusetts Inter- scholastic Athletic Association. n Employed vs. independent orthopedic surgeon pay in 5 big cities By Laura Dyrda O rthopedic surgeons in independent practices report higher compen- sation than their counterparts employed by hospitals, and in some areas the gap widens as physicians gain more experience. Here is a comparison of orthopedic surgeon pay for employed and independent physi- cians in practice eight to 14 years and 15 to 21 years based on data from the Medscape's salary explorer tool. e company gathered data from more than 100,000 physicians in its annual survey prior to Feb. 20, 2020, and does not reflect the financial effect of the pandem- ic, according to Medscape. Atlanta · Eight to 14 years employed: $356,412 · Eight to 14 years independent: $504,043 · Fieen to 21 years employed: $405,569 · Fieen to 21 years independent: $537,231 Chicago · Eight to 14 years employed: $377,322 · Eight to 14 years independent: $484,770 · Fieen to 21 years employed: $394,277 · Fieen to 21 years independent: $556,660 Houston · Eight to 14 years employed: $359,066 · Eight to 14 years independent: $495,847 · Fieen to 21 years employed: $382,715 · Fieen to 21 years independent: $513,933 Los Angeles · Eight to 14 years employed: $353,825 · Eight to 14 years independent: $460,833 · Fieen to 21 years employed: $373,464 · Fieen to 21 years independent: $474,419 New York City · Eight to 14 years employed: $367,101 · Eight to 14 years independent: $485,319 · Fieen to 21 years employed: $383,572 · Fieen to 21 years independent: $508,792 n