Several hip surgeons — including Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, of the Dorr Arthritis Institute at good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Amar Ranawat, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, Douglas Padgett, MD, also of Hospital…
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Managing meaningful use quality measure reporting is getting simplified for physicians and healthcare providers, as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT continues to roll out its popHealth software, according to the ONC's popHealth website.
Conservative treatment is not ideal for patients with mild to moderate scoliosis because it could strain the patients' mental health, according to a study published in Spine.
Life Spine, a Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based medical device company, is holding a training course on its Centric minimally invasive spine technology to instruct surgeons on its products and clinical indications, according to a company news release.
Joseph M. Lane, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the hospital for his work on metabolic bone disease, according to a hospital news release.
MedShape Solutions, an Atlanta-based orthopedic device company, now provides larger sizes of its ExoShape CL, a two-part PEEK Altera interference fixation device for soft tissue graft fixation during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, according to a company news release.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago has been named the preferred medical provider of Cirque du Soleil, OVO, according to a practice news release.
Larry Parker, MD, is a spine surgeon in Huntsville, Ala., with The Orthopaedic Center, a comprehensive orthopedic and spine facility that offers the comprehensive orthopedic services, including trauma and pediatric orthopedics. Dr. Parker discusses the challenges and benefits of practicing…
Ken Pettine, MD, founder of The Spine Institute and Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center, gave a presentation titled "Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Perform Spine Surgery in an ASC" at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC…
A majority of physicians have not yet adopted an electronic medical record system, but EMR vendors are stressing the usability of their systems to interest undecided physicians, according to an American Medical News report.