More than 100 medical groups and societies, such as the American Medical Association and the Society of Hospital Medicine, sent a letter (pdf) to the House Ways and Means Committee urging the sustainable growth rate be permanently fixed with savings…
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We have several different observations as we look at the market for surgery centers this year. These are as follows:
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Krzysztof Siemionow, MD, a spine surgeon with Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Morton Grove and an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois in Chicago, treats many patients with complex spinal deformities and conditions every year. Here, he discusses the…
Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., will open its new orthopedic center Jan. 30, according to a hospital news release.
Life Spine, a Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based spine device company, has announced a 29 percent increase in revenue for 2011, according to a company news release.
This past December, the Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles and The American Journals of Orthopedics presented a continuing medical education event in Las Vegas chaired by Kevin D. Plancher, MD, according to a news release.
Choice Spine, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based spine device company, has launched its new Starfire Pedicle Screw System, according to a company news release.
Morgan Lorio, MD, FACS, will chair the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery's Coding & Reimbursement Task Force, according to an ISASS news release.
CMS has added new information to its Electronic Health Record website concerning the appeals process for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to a CMS news release.