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.
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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.
Brett Reichwage, MD, has joined The Andrews Institute, based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., and the Baptist Medical Group.
The Andrews Institute, based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has debuted its mobile sports medicine center, according to a WEARTV report.
The medical device industry faces some difficult challenges, including new regulations and taxes that could stymie innovation and growth as well as patient safety, according to an Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation news release.
Wellington Hsu, MD, is a spine surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and an assistant professor in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.