Swedish pharmaceutical company Orexo plans to submit OX219, a treatment for opioid dependency, for FDA approval in the U.S.
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Nektar Therapeutics has launched a Phase 2 study of the opioid analgesic NKTR-181, according to a company release.
The president of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians said that the cost and time required to implement electronic medical records may threaten the sustainability of solo practices, according to an NJ Biz report.
Gold Medical Marketing was founded in June 2012 and provides tailored marketing campaigns for spine surgeons, orthopedic surgeons and pain management physicians. “Too often medical marketing companies take a ‘one size fits all’ approach to marketing a practice,” says Daniel…
Physician signing bonuses, once a treat, are almost a foregone conclusion now as roughly 80 percent of physician recruiting assignments Merritt Hawkins conducted in 2011 and 2012 involved signing bonuses.
The Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic will open its 21st location in Meyerland, Texas early next year to offer primary and specialty medical care, according to Chron.com.
The Denver-based TriZetto Group will be joining the efforts of several Tennessee orthopedic practices and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to bundle payments for patients with total hip and knee replacements.
Thomas Graham, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, and Richard Parker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon also at the Cleveland Clinic and head team physician for the Cleveland Cavaliers, performed hand surgery on Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, according to…
The AAOS Fellow and Council on Advocacy Chairman Peter J. Mandell, MD, testified this week before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in Washington, D.C., with recommendations for developing a more sustainable Medicare physician payment system.
Keith Meister, MD, director of Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopedics in Arlington and head team physician for the Texas Ranger, will perform elbow surgery on pitcher Colby Lewis, according to a Star Telegram report.