In an interview, Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO of the Billings (Mont.) Clinic and a former commissioner of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, said reducing healthcare costs will be crucial for health reform, according to a report by KULR TV in Billings.
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Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
Cleveland Clinic's Lakewood Hospital has opened its newly renovated orthopedic unit as part of multi-year plan that includes converting to all patient rooms to private and creating centers of excellence, according to a report in MedCity News.
1. Orthopedics accounts for around 16 percent of the total case volume mix in surgery centers, second behind GI/endoscopy (25 percent), ophthalmology (18 percent) and pain management (17 percent). The average surgery center performs 4,869 cases annually, which would average…
Orthopedic surgeon Alan Nasar, MD, has been named director of orthopedics of Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Freehold, N.J., according to a report by APP.com.
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The Senate Democratic Leadership has released its health reform bill for floor debate and eventually a vote by the full Senate, following passage earlier this month of a companion House bill, according to news reports.
Wright Medical Group has begun limited release of its Valor Ankle Fusion Nail for fusion of the ankle joint due to arthritis, skeletal deformity or diabetes, according to a release from Wright Medical.
Spineology has received FDA marketing approval for its Capture Facet Screw System for minimally invasive surgery, according to a release from Spineology.
As part of the Obama Administration's goal of reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have revised and improved their calculations of Medicare fee-for-service error…
Akasia Lee of New Orleans was sentenced in federal court to five years in prison and to pay nearly $5 million in restitution for her role in the conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a release from the U.S.…