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D. Kay Kirkpatrick, MD, is co-president of Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics. She is president of the Georgia Orthopaedic Society and a council member-at-large for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. She is a member of the American Academy of…

By 2020, the global market fixation market is expected to hit $7.4 billion, according to GlobalData research.

Amedica closed its most recent underwritten public offering of $12.7 million.

Southern Joint Replacement Institute in Nashville, Tenn., has opened a new location in Spring Hill, Tenn., according to The Columbia Daily Herald.

CMS released its 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which aims to enhance Medicare patients' quality of care. In the rule, CMS is proposing to remove the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems' Pain Management dimension,…

NuVasive shares increased 1.42 percent, according to The Market Digest.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the continuity of care and 30-day readmissions after spine surgery.

The proposals to modify Medicare will have varying degrees of impact on spending for beneficiaries; while some would pay less, others would pay more depending on the features in each option:

CMS released the 2017 proposed hospital outpatient payment rule last week, which included alignment in payment policies between physicians in hospitals and independent practices.

Alan Moelleken, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon serving patients at The Spine and Orthopedic Center, with locations in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Bakersfield and Oxnard, all in California.