On Thursday, John Wilckens, MD, performed successful knee surgery on the Baltimore Orioles' third baseman Wilson Betemit, according to a Rant Sports report.
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Borgess Medical Center's spine and hip and knee replacement services have earned it the BlueCross BlueShield Blue Distinction honor, according to a MLive report.
Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been named a Blue Distinction Center + in the areas of spine and knee and hip replacement, according to an AL report.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "Moving Spine Procedures to ASCs – Key Business and Clinical Issues."
A new study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that the number of authors on an original research article has increased significantly over the past 60 years.
Dale Klein, MD, has joined Performance Plus in St. Joseph, Mo., according to a St. Joe Channel report.
Wilford K. Gibson, MD, was named chair of the board of councilors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS News Now report.
Glen Gaebe, MD, has joined the medical staff at Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center, according to a report by The Milford Daily News.
Terry Woodbeck, CEO of Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, discusses seven ways his hospital has improved patient satisfaction and decreased healthcare costs.
Health organizations are using technology to implement programs that help improve quality of patient care, according to an infographic based on a survey called "Healthcare Insights 2012," by Emdeon, a provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information…