The Bone & Joint Institute in Franklin, Tenn., has joined with Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University's department of orthopedics to form Vanderbilt Bone & Joint, according to a report in The Tennessean.
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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care — AAAHC, which was founded in 1979, has become a leader in ambulatory healthcare accreditation with more than 4,000 organizations accredited nationwide. AAAHC accredits a variety of ambulatory healthcare organizations including endoscopy centers, ASCs,…
The Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcement of the "Red Flags" Rule until Nov. 1 and will provide additional guidance in order to help small businesses and other entities, such as surgery centers, hospitals and physician practices, that serve as…
The House committee has reached a consensus on the Democratic side with respect to a plan that satisfies the left and center (Blue Dogs) of the Democratic Party. This includes the weaker version of the public insurance option, i.e., the…
Rita G. Worster of Carmel, Maine, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling more than $50,000 from Frenchmen Bay Orthopedics in Ellsworth, Maine, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News.
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David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon at the University of Minnesota, is under scrutiny after he failed to disclose payments he received from Medtronic for consulting services in May 2006 testimony in front of a Senate committee, asking for government…
David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon at the University of Minnesota, is under scrutiny after he failed to disclose payments he received from Medtronic for consulting services in May 2006 testimony in front of a Senate committee, asking for government…
Two members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee are attempting remove advanced imaging services from the current in-office ancillary exception to the Stark self-referral law, according to several news sources.
High malpractice insurance costs and tort reform are hot topics for all physicians, especially for orthopedic and spine surgeons. Here, Patrick Sedlak and Mark Aldous, both senior vice presidents with the healthcare practice of insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh…
Here is a list of 15 orthopedic and spine specialty hospitals to know.