Researchers analyzed both surgical and patient-reported outcomes following lumbar fusions in ambulatory surgery centers, according to a study published in Spine.
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Jackson B. Jones, MD, of Reno (Nev.) Orthopaedic Clinic, performed northern Nevada's first outpatient total hip replacement, according to a KOLO 8 ABC report.
Preoperative patient education may influence the patient's choice of anesthetic technique for total knee arthroplasty, according to a poster presented at the 41st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting 2016, March 31 to April 1, in New Orleans.
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital and Cy-Fair Sports Association signed a multi-year deal for the hospital to serve as Cy-Fair's official healthcare provider.
A retrospective case series found single-photon emission CT/CT enhances back pain management, according to Medscape. Salt Lake City-based University of Utah researchers presented their findings at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2016 Annual Meeting.
When a facility is rife with physicians who are burnt out, it negatively impacts the organization as well, according to Physician's Money Digest.
Durham, N.C.-based Bioventus appointed Michael Minogue to the company's board of managers.
A New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery communication skills programs is positively affecting communication between residents and older adults.
Plymouth, Minn.-based Entellus Medical will now exclusively distribute Fiagon's Image Guidance Systems in the United States and Canada.
Immersed in a highly competitive and regulated industry, independent physicians must demonstrate expertise in business management. Paul Slosar, MD, of San Francisco-based SpineCare Medical Group, says independent physicians must dedicate themselves to both clinical care and the "back-office side of…