Five spine surgeons discuss how to reduce healthcare costs without compromising care.
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Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, is a spine surgeon at The Institute for Comprehensive Spine Care in Clifton, N.J. He is a member of North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is affiliated with Englewood (N.J.) Hospital…
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has proposed to do away with the $85 billion sequester cuts for this year by rerouting money expected to be saved by ending combat operations of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to…
Here are five recent healthcare-related policy trends potentially impacting spine surgeons.
The First International PEEK Meeting will take place April 25 and 26 in Philadelphia, and medical device professionals will gather to share research and advancements in PEEK technology and clinical applications.
Researchers of Laser Spine Institute, led by medical director Michael Perry, MD, have published a study in the Journal of Orthopaedics on the outcomes of lumbar laminotomy and foraminotomy in lumbar spinal stenosis patients.
Data presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, April 13-18, 2013, showed that using tiny balls of ice, a minimally invasive radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis, helps provide relief from chronic pain caused by…
International Osteoporosis Foundation announced that Harry Genant, MD, professor emeritus of the University of California San Francisco, has been named the winner of its inaugural Olof Johnell Science Award.
Oneida (N.Y.) Healthcare has announced the addition of two surgeons to Oneida Orthopedic Specialists — David Patalino, MD, and Jonathan Wigderson, DO.
A new case study published by the Commonwealth Fund lays out the lessons learned by the Colorado Beacon Consortium, according to an EHR Intelligence report.