Renton-based Providence Health & Services Washington has agreed to pay $22.7 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded federal healthcare programs with medically unnecessary neurosurgery procedures.
Author: Alan Condon
The FDA has issued two guidelines that make it less complex for medtech companies to commercialize orthopedic devices and sutures using its safety and performance-based pathway, according to the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.
Patients who undergo total hip replacement have an increased rate of lumbar-related complications compared with those who do not undergo hip replacements and those who undergo the procedure before lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in Clinical Spine…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has launched an initiative that lets surgical patients recover in an apartment nearby the hospital.
Leslie Sisco-Wise, MD, was named first vice president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association in March and will take on the role of president next year, making her the first woman to do so.
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Kimberley Elting on April 8 was appointed president of global orthopedics for implant developer Orthofix.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based IMAC Holdings' shares spiked 36 percent to $1.36 on April 7 after the company said it completed its pilot program that provides spine care at clinics in Walmart locations, according to Market Watch.
Craig Humphreys, MD, an Alaskan spine surgeon, has performed more than 100 surgeries for children in Kenya and has plans to establish a training center in the country.
Four spinoff companies in the orthopedic medtech industry have been completed or announced in the past year, and analysts predict that Medtronic's spine business might soon follow suit.
Artificial intelligence startup Viz.ai raised $100 million in its fourth round of funding and has reached a valuation of $1.2 billion, the company announced April 7.