The national trend for physicians leans toward hospital employment, but many orthopedic and spine specialty groups have remained fiercely independent. While being a single surgeon or small group practice continues to be difficult, larger physician specialty groups are thriving. Stephen…
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Kingsley R. Chin, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon and founder of the Institute for Modern & Innovative Spine Surgery in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He is currently an affiliate associate professor at the Charles E. Schmidt School of Medicine at…
This article is written by Richard Wohns, M.D., JD, MBA.Over the past 20 years, an increasing number of spinal surgeries have transitioned from inpatient to outpatient. This is due to multiple factors including the evolution of minimally invasive spine surgery…
A study recently published in Spine examined data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2002 to 2009 on patients who underwent elective anterior or posterior cervical fusion at teaching hospitals.
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will be conducting a webinar on June 6 on advancing interoperability through meaningful use.
Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Ill., announced the addition of orthopedic surgeon Kirk Green, DO, to its medical staff.
Lexington (N.C.) Orthopedic Clinic has joined Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., and will be renamed Wake Forest Baptist Health — Orthopaedics — Lexington, according to a report by The Business Journal.
In a recent study published in The Spine Journal, researchers sought to study the occurrence of mortality and surgical, medical, major and minor morbidity in adult spine surgery.
Youngstown, Ohio-based Doctors Pain Clinic is now offering platelet rich plasma therapy for patients with joint pain, muscle and ligament strains and degenerative disorders, according to a 21 WFMJ report.
Curtis Dickman, MD, of Barrow Neurosurgical Associates in Phoenix, has performed successful spine surgery on the Toronto Blue Jay's former player David Cooper, according to an ESPN MLB report.