Medicrea, an orthopedic device manufacturer based in France, settled allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians and failed to report physician payments to Medicare, according to a May 19 statement from the U.S. Justice Department.
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NuVasive named Daniel Wolterman as independent board chair, the company announced May 19.
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From increased practice consolidation to evolving marketing strategies and stiffer competition with big players, five spine surgeons discuss the biggest threats to physician-owned orthopedic practices.
Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus is making outpatient orthopedic surgery a priority after it discharged its final COVID-19 patient May 18, ABC affiliate WKBW reports.
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Camber Spine named Mark Nixon as its new vice president of sales for the eastern U.S.
Stryker will showcase its new-look foot and ankle portfolio at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Vegas Scientific Conference, May 18-21.
A neurosurgeon accused of performing medically unnecessary spine surgeries on multiple patients has lost an appeal to have restrictions on his license lifted, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reported May 18.
A new spine center in Minnesota and four more practice centers to know: