The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System was developed to improve patient-reported outcomes inefficiencies.
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Keith Meister, MD, performed an arthroscopic debridement and bursectomy on the right shoulder of Cleveland Indians' pitcher Danny Salazar, MLB.com reports.
The National Athletic Trainers' Association awarded James Andrews, MD, its President's Award during their 69th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 28 in New Orleans.
A jury awarded a Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital of Michigan patient $135 million after a spine surgery left her paralyzed, according to MLive.com.
Orthopedic surgeons received the highest value of payments, according to the CMS Open Payment Data in 2017.
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CMS released 2017 Open Payments Data June 29, showing the volume of physicians receiving payments and amount paid out dropped from 2016, according to Policy & Medicine.
Jason Scalise, MD, and David Jacofsky, MD, authored an article for Clinical Spine Surgery titled "Payor Reform Opportunities for Spine Surgery: Part II The Potential Emergence of Population Health."
Northern Arizona Orthopaedics partnered with Phoenix-based Health Care Outcomes Performance Company, the management company for several Southwest orthopedic enterprises, the Arizona Daily Sun reports.
SeaSpine appointed Dennis Cirino as senior vice president of spinal systems, effective immediately.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine will present 21 research awards and grants at its annual meeting, July 5 to 8 in San Diego.