Chicago — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, announces Spine Centers of America as a corporate sponsor for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, which is being held June…
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Members from the medical device industry are lobbying lawmakers in hopes of passing one of five bills that would nix the 2.3 percent excise tax that would be levied on device makers, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
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ChartLogic, a provider of electronic health records, has announced 20 of its customers, all orthopedic medical groups, will qualify for federal "meaningful use" incentive payments for successful adoption of an EHR system.
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