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Brian C. Roberts is the commercial director of Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, a West Conshohocken, Pa.-based company that provides PEEK-based biomaterial device solutions to medical manufacturers. He is responsible for Invibio's business development and commercial operations within the entire spine market.
St. Louis-based ulrich medical USA released its flamenco Universal Spinal Fixation System for decompression and stabilization of thoracic and lumbosacral spine in U.S. markets.
DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction's GLOBAL UNITE Platform Shoulder Arthroscopy System is now available for physicians' use worldwide.
HHS' Office of Inspector General issued 22 advisory opinions in 2012. Six of these contain guidance specific to hospitals, surgery centers and other providers. These are briefly described below. The first three advisory opinions closely address issues that surgery centers…
Central Maine Orthopaedics in Auburn, Maine is a large orthopedics practice with an adjoined ambulatory surgery center. Last year, the group reported its highest operating margins in the center's more than 15-year history, largely due to key initiatives implemented over…
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As things currently stand, 22 states and the District of Columbia have committed to expanding Medicaid to nearly all non-disabled adults with household incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty line ($14,856 per year for an individual…
City commissioners in Fort Meade, Fla., have approved an emergency ordinance that will not allow pain clinics to be established in the city, according to a report by The Ledger.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has started testing out its bundled payment model for knee replacement surgeries, according to a Health Leaders Media report.