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James Dennison, MD, board-certified in sports medicine and orthopedic surgery, has joined the surgical team of Oneida (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists, according to a Madison County Courier report.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "Key Thoughts on Medicare Inspections and Survey Readiness."  

Medtronic, one of the largest medical device manufacturers in the world, made headlines recently with its $200 million acquisition of Cardiocom, a disease management and patient monitoring firm.

Nearly all spine surgeons today undergo fellowship training, with many fellowships at hospitals and academic medical centers. However, Texas Back Institute in Plano launched a fellowship program more than 25 years ago that gives fellows a unique opportunity and perspective.

A recent study published in Spine examined the hospital readmission risks for patients with adult spinal deformity.

Here are five considerations from industry experts on how to be profitable as a spine ASC.

The U.S. is the least efficient among countries with advanced economies when it comes to healthcare, spending the most on a relative cost basis and experiencing the worst outcomes, according to a Bloomberg data analysis.

"We have a pretty robust safety reporting culture here," says Carrie Tuskey, director of risk management at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System. But she admits, "It takes a long time to change the mindset in healthcare around error reporting." Here,…

The gap between Medicare payment rates and physician practice expenses continues to grow, according to a Medscape report.

HHS has issued a memo requiring all private Medicare plans give beneficiaries — including same-sex couples — access to equal coverage in nursing homes where their spouses live.