From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: [Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review E-weekly] Idaho Orthopedic Groups Settle Antitrust Suit | Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Blake Curd Makes Final Push for S.D. Primary | 7 Articles Focusing on Orthopedic and Spine Device and Implant News |
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News & Analysis
June 7, 2010

1. Idaho Orthopedic Groups Settle Antitrust Suit Involving Boycott of Workers' Compensation Patients. Link

2. How to Outlast the Competition in Orthopedic Practice: Q&A With Dr. Jerry Magone. Link

3. Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Blake Curd Makes Final Push for Support for South Dakota Primary Election. Link

4. The 8th Annual Orthopedic
, Spine and Pain Management ASC Conference Begins This Thursday (June 10-12; Chicago). Registration spots sold out! Conferences Presentation Slides Now Available! For more information, click here.


5. Wisconsin Spine Surgeon Challenges Hospital Employer's Non-Compete Clause. Link

6
. Domestic Evolving Spine Care Systems: A Model for the Rest of the World? Q &  A with Chris Zorn of Spine Surgical Innovation. Link
 

7. Average Orthopedic Implant Costs for Knee Arthroscopy at ASCs by Number of Cases Per Month. Link

8.
RF Kyphoplasty Shows Less Cement Leakage Than Vertebroplasty. Link

9. Graftys SA Receives FDA Clearance for Injectable Bone Filler. Link

10. OrthoDynamix Announces ArthroSteer Biter for Meniscal Repair. Link

11. KFx Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance for Arthroscopic Knee Products. Link


12. Amedica Receives Patent for Hip Implant. Link

13. Innovative Medical Products Launches Clip-On Pad Set for Hip Surgery. Link

14. California's Sutter Medical Center First in Nation to Use Next-Generation ROBODOC System for Joint Replacement. Link


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3. Driving Revenues Up by Driving Denials Down - Bill Gilbert, Vice President of Marketing, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions

4. Negotiating Implant Payments With Payors and Payments for Multiple Procedures and Other Issues - Marcus Williamson, President of Neospine Division, Symbion Healthcare, and Jamie Pearlman

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