Georgia Health System’s Brunswick Hospital began construction on $10.9 million spine and orthopedic center that will include 31 patient rooms.
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A new fact sheet (pdf) by CMS is designed to ease the shift to HIPAA Version 5010, according to a HIMSS news release.
Here are the most recent financial reports for 20 orthopedic and spine device companies. Much of the success was driven by international markets, but a few companies reported sales growth in the U.S. spine and orthopedics markets.
The University of Minnesota recently reported that David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon, failed to properly disclose financial ties to Medtronic, according to a report in the Star Tribune.
Gainesville, Fla.-based orthopedic device company Exactech recently initiated a prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new cartilage repair technology, according to an Exactech news release.
Laser Spine Institute recently launched the Laser Spine Institute Physician Relations Department, which focuses on forming relationships with referring physicians and other medical professionals. The ultimate goal of the department is to educate physicians about the group and expand its…
An expert panel of pain management physicians determined that ziconotide, a non-opioid and non-NSAID analgesic, should be the first-line spinal treatment of nociceptive and neuropathic chronic pain at the 2011 Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference, according to a news release.
Jack D'Angelo, MD, past president of the Richmond County Medical Society in New York, says patient safety is the most important thing to prevent opioid misuse, abuse and diversion, according to a Staten Island Advance report.
Former male elite athletes have a higher rate of hip and knee osteoarthritis and arthroplasty than previously expected, according to an article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Spine surgeon experience makes a difference when performing scoliosis correction surgery, according to a report published in AAOS Now.