Patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are at a nine-fold risk of developing a MRSA surgical site infection compared with noncolonized patients, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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CMS will fine hospitals a total of $227 million for greater-than-expected readmission rates for the second year of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Here are six obstacles to a successful practice spine surgeons must face.
A. Jay Khanna, MD, is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Maryland Orthopaedic Association, North American Spine Society and American Medical…
Most physicians report that their practice does not utilize an outside billing service, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health announced that Maralyn Spittler has been named director of quality improvement at the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Center at Buffalo General Medical Center.
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., now offers an alternative procedure to cervical spinal fusion using the SECURE-C Cervical Artificial Disc from Globus Medical, according to a Healthcare Global report.
Rod Bordelon, the Texas Commissioner of Worker's Compensation, has named David Davis, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, the medical adviser for the Texas Department of Insurance, according to a Claims Journal report.
Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Medical Associates announced the addition of James Metcalf, MD, to Progressive Neurosurgery of CMA in Ithaca, through a regional neuromedicine initiative with the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, according to a report by The Lansing Star.
In a recent study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, researchers performed a cost-utility analysis of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty in comparison with staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty.