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This article is written by Barbara Cataletto, MBA, CPC, CEO/Managing Director of Business Dynamics, Inc, and originally appeared in the Business Dynamics newsletter. It is republished here with permission from Business Dynamics.Spine practices depend on insurance company reimbursement to sustain…

The National Athletic Trainers' Association is undergoing a nomenclature study to determine whether "athletic trainer" and "athletic training" are the best terms for the profession.

Hospitals are employing surgeons at a higher rate than ever before, and many surgery centers are competing with these hospitals for physician as well as patient volume. Here, Cliff Deveny, MD, vice president for physician practice management at Catholic Health…

National Pain Institute in Port St. Lucie, Fla., now offers more than 25 treatments for acute or chronic back and neck pain.

Robert Gruber, DO, has been named chairman of the department of physiatry and interventional spine at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla.

Medtronic said it isn't required to provide patients with data collected from its implants, but the company has created a business unit to find new markets for the data it's collecting, according to Biz Journals.

Spinal device company Precision Spine has entered an exclusive technology agreement with Stephen Cook, PhD, to develop spine implants with magnetic technology, according to Business Wire.

ISTO Technologies released a study featuring promising results for NuQu, a cell-based biological therapy for the treatment of low back pain.

Jack Kelley, MD, was recently named to the Branford (Conn.) Sports Hall of Fame, according to a Shoreline Times news report.

Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, has been named editor of JBJS Case Connector, according to an AAOS Now report.