Kenneth Renkens, MD, a spine surgeon at Indiana Spine Group, was recently a principal investigator for the FINISH-3 Phase III clinical trial of Fibrocaps, a dry powder topical formulation of fibrinogen and thrombin to aid homeostasis during surgery.
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The societal savings from knee arthroplasty performed in the United States in 2009 was approximately $12 billion, according to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Robert Hotchkiss, MD, board-certified hand surgeon, recently performed thumb surgery on the New York Giants offensive tackle David Diehl, according to a National Football Post report.
James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed successful elbow surgery on the WWE wrestler John Cena, according to a Fansided report.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC, and Marsha Wallander, RN, will give a presentation titled "Does Your Infection Prevention Program Meet Survey Requirements?"
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investment of approximately $75.8 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement to help states respond to infectious diseases.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism prevention guide to help hospitals implement prevention strategies and improve patient safety.
If recently introduced legislation passes in Illinois, physicians will have to verify their academic, employment and disciplinary records through an independent service before being given a license in the state, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The American Health Information Management Association is now gearing its ICD-10 training toward clinicians, according to HealthData Management.
Members of the public have until 5 p.m. Sept. 4 to give CMS feedback as to when and how the regulatory agency should disclose how much individual physicians receive from Medicare, according to a Medscape report.