Author: Staff

In September, there was a stark decrease in compromised health records, with that figure dropping from 8.8 million records breached in August to 250,000 breached records last month, according to SC Magazine.

Earlier this week, Pfizer said it will sell a biosimilar version of Johnson & Johnson's Remicade, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, causing investors to worry about the competition's impact on Johnson & Johnson's sales, according to STAT.

Last year, several hospitals came under fire after news broke over hospitals raising prices for patients by 1,000 percent. However, a recent study showed hospitals continued to increase prices this year, despite the negative publicity, according to The Washington Post.

Here are 17 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.

Mats Agren, MD, is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Falmouth (Neb.) Orthopaedic Center.

Edison, N.J.-based The Freeman Spine and Pain Institute added Orlee Hamer, DO, to its staff, the Digital Journal reports.

Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics is taking over the operations of the Fairbault, Minn-based Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.

Greg Tchejeyan, MD, is moving his sports medicine practice to Thousand Oaks, Calif., the San Fernando Valley Business Journal reports.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals added orthopedic surgeon H. Kurtis Biggs, DO, to its upcoming Leading Physicians of the World publication.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.