Here are 15 statistics on accounts receivable and case number at ambulatory surgery centers with greater than 50 percent of cases in orthopedics, according to VMG Health's 2011 Intellimarker survey.
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J. Abbott Byrd III, MD, is a spine surgeon at Virginia Beach, Va.-based Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists. He is an active member of the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spinal Society. He has previously served served as chief of…
Jeffrey Carlson, managing partner of Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., has performed a successful procedure with SpineFrontier's FacetFuse Screw System in conjunction with SpineFrontier's P-TLIF Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device System.
Jesse Jupiter, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform surgery on New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski's left forearm, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.
Here are seven statistics on the average hours per week that orthopedic physicians spend seeing patients in the hospital, based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013 Results.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced the creation of a PSA campaign that focuses on capturing the stories of patients whose lives and full mobility were restored by orthopedic care.
Neuroaxial anesthesia is associated with superior perioperative outcomes and fewer deaths as compared to general anesthesia in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement procedures, according to a study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology.
Pulaski Planning Commission has developed and recommended the approval of proposed zoning ordinance changes that would give Pulaski, Va., more control over pain management clinics, according to a report by The Southwest Times.
CMS has issued guidance for certain physicians who provide services in the outpatient departments of critical access hospitals about how they can participate in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program beginning this year, according to an AHA News Now…
Blue Belt Technologies has developed an implant partnership with DJO Surgical to use Blue Belt's NavioPFS orthopedic planning system with DJO's EPIK Unicompartmental Knee System, according to News-Medical.