K. Michael Webb is the executive medical director at NeuroTexas Institute in Austin. He is also the director of the spinal disorder program at the institute. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of…
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Doubling back on its push to cut Medicare Advantage payments, CMS announced it would instead increase its rates to Medicare Advantage plans by 3.3 percent next year rather than the 2.3 percent slash it had originally planned.
Kevin Foley, MD, a board-certified neurosurgeon, will present DiscGenics' recent findings in a lecture titled "Initial In Vivo Efficacy of a Novel Injectable Cellular Therapy for Degenerative Disc Disease" at the annual Lumbar Research Society meeting.
Thomas C. Barber, MD, was named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Council on Advocacy at the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, March 19-23, according to an AAOS News Now report.
Cape Fear Orthopedics in Fayetteville, N.C., announced that it is offering orthopedic urgent care hours at its main location in Fayetteville.
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A study, published in the Clinical Journal of Pain, found that people suffering from chronic and acute pain experience mental defeat, and targeting this sense of mental defeat can prevent anxiety and depression among the patients, according to a Health…
Joshua Jacobs, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently inducted as the 2013 President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) at the organization’s annual meeting last month. Here, Dr. Jacobs talks about…
The Doctors Company, a malpractice insurer, and QuantiaMD, a social learning and collaboration platform for physicians, announced a partnership to give physicians more opportunities to collaborate on patient safety and medical malpractice issues and access information from industry experts.
Cleveland-based nonprofit venture JumpStart has pledged $250,000 to Akron, Ohio-based OrthoData for development of its diagnostic spine systems, including its implantable microelectronic spine fusion sensor, according to Today's Medical Developments.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker Corp. launched its Iconix all suture anchor platform for shoulder and hip arthroscopy at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago last month, according to Zacks.