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Here are 10 statistics on specialty physician compensation based on the Health and Human Services' geographical regions, according to the Medical Group Management Association Highlights of the 2012 Physician Compensation Survey Report.

Here are five interview questions to ask to help identify potential staff members that will fit with the culture of a physician practice, according to a Medical Group Management Association report.

Here are five spine and orthopedic device company news updates.

Earlier this year, San Diego-based NuVasive spent $4.5 million to purchase one of its Ohio-based contract manufacturing partners, ANC LLC, and the acquisition is expected to boost its workforce by 25 percent next year, according to a Mass Device report.

Maintaining positive relationships with employed and independent physicians continues to be easier said than done for hospitals and health systems.

Physicians, especially those dealing with chronic illness patients, may suffer from “compassion fatigue,” which makes it difficult to connect with others professionally and personally, according to a Medscape report.

A new study published in The Spine Journal confirms that using autologous bone marrow concentrate with allograft is better than using allograft alone from posterior lumbar fusion.

Blue Belt Technologies announced that the first unicondylar knee replacement using its Navio system was performed in France at Hospices Civils de Lyon.

Darren Lebl, MD, is an assistant attending orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He has a special interest in complex degenerative, deformity and traumatic spinal condition. His focus is on minimally invasive surgery and motion…

Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD, President of the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation in Plano, gave a presentation about data collection and outcomes survey design at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting earlier this year.