Richard Lehman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine, has been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, according to a Missourinet report.
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Chad Burgoyne, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, recently joined Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise, Ore., according to a Wallowa County Chieftain report.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists Danzhu Guo, MD, and Thomas Wilkins, MD, from the BayCare Clinic in Green Bay, Wis., have been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance from the Back Pain Recognition Program for providing superior…
Seattle-based medical device company Amp Orthopedics initiated two clinical trials for a total knee replacement and an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair procedure, according to a company news release.
The Food and Drug Administration granted clearance to 39 orthopedic- and spine-related medical devices in November, according to an FDA report.
Spine device company K2M has appointed Don O'Hearn senior vice president of sales in the Americas, according to a company news release.
Los Angeles Lakers team physicians Steve Lombardo, MD, and Daniel Kharazzi, MD, recently performed knee surgery on Lakers forward Derrick Caracter, according to a Lakers news report.
Wilmington, N.C.-based spine device company TranS1 recently announced a Medicare Administrative Contractor has removed its non-coverage policy for the AxiaLIF procedure effective Jan. 1, 2012, according to a TranS1 news release.
The following article is written by Scott M. Safriet, AVA, MBA, partner with HealthCare Appraisers. Hospital/physician alignment strategies are increasing in popularity as government and private sector payors begin the transition to performance-based payment systems. The clinical co-management arrangement,…
Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management, discusses several commonly miscoded orthopedic procedures.