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Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Physician Partners, as a member of Trinity Health and the Trinity Health ACO, has been selected to participate in CMS' Next Generation ACO Model.
Orthopaedic Institute for Children hired Jamie Wells, RN, as clinical director for the new ambulatory surgery center.
A new study published in Spine compares minimally invasive and open laminectomy for lumbar stenosis.
Keystone Orthopaedic Associates, Orthopaedic Associates of Reading settle with FTC: 5 things to know
The Keystone Orthopaedic Associates and Orthopaedic Associates of Reading settled a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, according to JDSupra.
Philippe Bochaton, CEO of Lakeway (Texas) Regional Medical Center, plans to bolster the hospital's spine and brain programs, according to Community Impact Newspaper.
Researchers at the University of California at Irvine and NIH's Imaging Biomarkers and Computer-Aided Detection Laboratory in Bethesda, Md., developed a software algorithm that can distinguish specific spinal fractures, according to HealthImaging.
Burnout among physicians is a real and mounting issue, according to the Medscape Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout. The report defines 'burnout' as "loss of enthusiasm for work, feelings of cynicism and a low sense of personal accomplishment."
A recent survey of more than 1,600 physicians found 87 percent of respondents "would welcome and use" the CDC guidelines on opioid prescriptions. The guidelines discourage primary care physicians from prescribing opioids for chronic pain relief, according to Pain News…
Marcus Schmitz, MD, is utilizing the Stealth Navigation System when he performs spine and brain surgeries at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala., according to dothaneagle.com.