The guidelines that refer to physician and coding staff associated with CPT code 29880 and 29881 changed when chondroplasty is performed with a meniscectomy, meaning the change for 2012 is with the meniscectomy CPT codes — not with the chondroplasty…
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There are several steps spine surgeons must take when migrating their cases from the inpatient setting to an outpatient surgery center. Beyond the appropriate training, surgeons must consider how their practice will change as a result of the transition and…
Surgical device company Misonix has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Neuro Dynamics for distribution of the company's SonaStar Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator and the BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutter.
Lewis Yocum, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform ulnar collateral ligament repair on Seattle Mariners pitcher George Sherrill, according to an MLB report.
Stephen J. Zabinski, MD, of Shore Orthopedic University Associates in Somers Point, N.J., has joined AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., according to a Press of Atlantic City report.
DJO Global reported net sales of $278.9 million and net loss of $29 million during the first quarter of 2012.
St. Helena (Calif.) Hospital has opened the Surgical Learning Institute, Napa Valley, and its first program was held last month to instruct surgeons on the MAKOplasty robotic technology for orthopedic procedures.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published its 2011 Year in Review report.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has announced it has opened a new Barrett's esophagus treatment center, according to a news release.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals recorded profit of $56.1 million in the first quarter of 2012, a 22 percent upsurge from the $46.1 million profit recorded in the first quarter of 2011, and outpatient surgery was a large contributor to the…