As the medical equipment industry changes, it has become harder for companies to market orthopedic devices to physicians because physicians often must collaborate with hospitals when purchasing their equipment, says Sid Silverman, president of Spinal Associates. Spinal Associates is the…
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The Ohio Department of Development granted the Akron Biomaterials Commercialization Hub $250,000 to create new technologies and prototypes in biomaterials for orthopedics and wound healing, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business report.
North American Spine opened new headquarters in Dallas, Texas, within the McShane Development Medical Office Building, according to a McShane news release.
David P. Magit, MD, has joined the physicians at UMass Memorial Orthopedics of Milford in Milford, Mass., according to a Milford Daily News report.
The National Science Foundation has granted funding for a research project which will explore infection-resistant orthopedic implants, according to a news release from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
The Spectrum Health Center for Joint Replacement program at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI is the first Michigan hospital to offer MAKOplasty, a procedure for patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a news release from the…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.In-office procedures present the most challenges for orthopedic practice coding, says Mu Medical Management Billing Supervisor Ms. Courtney Henderson, CPC, CPC-P. The…
It seems fitting that the homepage of Dr. Manish Gupta's Sports & Orthopedic Center in Boca Raton, Fla., is headed by a link to the surgeon's fantasy football picks. As a board-certified sports medicine and reconstruction specialist, Dr. Gupta has…
Problems with medical coding can occur as a result of inaccurate physician coding, bad modifiers or payor regulation changes. In order to avoid returned claims and billing fraud, physicians and coders must understand payor regulations and meticulously record billing claims.…
Boyd Haynes, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Orthopaedic & Spine Center performed Virginia's first outpatient total knee replacement surgery earlier this month in Newport News, Va. The procedure lasted a little over an hour and the patient was able to…