Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for health information technology with the ONC, and Marilyn Tavenner, the acting administrator of CMS urge States and HIT partners to collaborate for higher adoption and use of health IT, according to a CMS Blog…
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Merrill A. Ritter, MD, has been named president of Operation Walk, Indiana, according to an AAOS Now report.
Answorth Allen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed knee surgery on New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, according to a report from the Sacramento Bee.
Expanding Orthopedics, an orthopedic device company based in Israel, has received a United States patent for its expandable device for treating vertebral compression fractures.
Richard D. Ferkel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Southern California Orthopedic Associates in Van Nuys, recently performed ankle surgery on Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson, according to a Cleveland.com report.
Over the past few years a new phenomenon has burst upon the healthcare world: the call for a positive work environment for employees. This is a great trend and I hope it will continue forever, but one warning: it is…
Physician Hospitals of America announced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston will hear an argument tomorrow against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's restriction on physician-owned hospitals.
Joseph C. Maroon, MD, professor and vice chair of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was recently honored by Indiana University with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Here are 20 spine surgeons involved with physician-owned hospitals around the country.
After ousting spinal services in 2008, St. Joseph Health Center in Trumbull County, Ohio – near Youngstown – once again boasts a full line of spinal treatment.