A new study has revealed significant discrepancies in surgeons' hourly payment for common general surgery procedures, demonstrating failings in current reimbursement methodology, according to a General Surgery News report.
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Four surgery center leaders discuss strategies to cut costs and increase profitability at pain management-driven surgery centers.
Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center has announced the recent opening of its Neuroscience and Spine Institute, expanding its care of the brain, spine and nervous system.
SI-BONE, a spine device company in San Jose, Calif., has announced the addition of two executives, Daniel Cher, MD and W. Carlton Reckling, MD.
An FDA panel today decided to allow Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to continue trials for painkillers that were linked to joint failure after clinical trials in 2010, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The FDA suspended plans to relaunch the cancer pain treatment drug Onsolis pending changes to manufacturing issues with the product, according to a Medcity New report.
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Five pain management physicians discuss urine drug testing in their centers.
Delaying reconstructive ACL surgery for adolescent patients may increase the risk of further injury, according to a research article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Peter G. Trafton, MD, has been named to the board of directors for the U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative, according to an AAOS Now report.