CMS granted a new technology add-on payment for magnetically controlled growth rods.
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Chatham Orthopaedic Associates is opening The Spine Institute in Savannah, Ga., according to Business in Savannah.
The government will penalize 2,597 hospitals this year for having a high number of readmissions, according to Kaiser Health News.
Joshua Bederson, MD, a neurosurgeon at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital, is the first to use Germany-based Leica Microsystems' CaptiView.
Alexander Robertson, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who works for University Orthopedics in Providence, R.I.
Terry Canale, MD, was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Memphis Business Journal Aug. 3.
DePuy Synthes can now help hospitals address the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' newly implemented mandatory coordinated care/episode payment programs through its Geriatric Future Program.
The rising cost of healthcare and cuts made to public health programs have increased disparities between the rich and poor in the U.S, according to a study published in the Hill and reported on in benefitspro.
Director of Sports Medicine at the Chicago Center for Orthopedics Preston Wolin, MD, is pushing for the Illinois High School Association to implement a pitch-count policy to protect young children's arms.
Norton County Hospital, Kan., recently added Gregory Sarin, MD, to its staff.