Richard E. Duey, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who has received specialty training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery, has joined Orthopaedic and Spine Institute Medical Centers, based in San Antonio.
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Four spine surgeons discuss the potential for bundled payments at their practice in the future.
Lewis Yocum, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed shoulder surgery on Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Sergio Santos, according to a National Post report.
Researchers at Clemson University are working to improve implant designs, surgical techniques and patient selection criteria.
The Chinese orthopedic device market grew at a compound annual growth rate of 20.5 percent since 2006, reaching RM8.32 billion by 2011, according to an analysis by Research and Markets.
The Board of Directors at Massena (New York) Memorial Hospital approved a $1.9 million loan agreement to go toward the purchase of Seaway Orthopedics for a total of $2.95 million, including equipment, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
The Cleveland Clinic was awarded $2.8 million to develop products to improve post orthopedic surgery outcomes as part of The Ohio Third Frontier Commission's Innovation Platform program, according to a Crains Cleveland Business report.
Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale, Wash., is on schedule to build its new orthopedic hospital for $315 per square foot, well below the cost of other inpatient facilities in the region, according to a Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce report.
St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont., has unveiled its new $8.4 million Joint Replacement Center, according to a Billings Gazette report.
CMS has hired Figliozzi & Company of Garden City, N.Y., to perform the promised audits of Medicare providers and dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid hospitals that have received federal electronic health record system incentive payments.