As the head team physician and orthopedic surgeon for the Atlanta Thrashers NHL hockey team and the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team, Scott Gillogly, MD, knows how to treat a sports injury — and how one feels. He first became…
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1. Develop a Simple Framework for Strategy. There are several different frameworks that can be used to build a strategy. One concept as to strategic approach proclaims that an organization should assess (1) whether an enterprise wants to be a…
Orthopedic and spine has always been a key service line for hospitals, and its impact on a hospital's bottom line has only grown in recent years as reimbursements for other stalwart hospital services lines, such as cardiology, face declining reimbursements…
Nicola V. Hawkinson, DNP, RN and founder of SpineSearch, presented at a DePuy Spine workshop focusing on women's leadership in spine.
Amedica Corp., a spinal and orthopedic implant and instrument manufacturer, has announced a partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical University to conduct a research study into Amedica's silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technology.
Lawrence Rothstein, MD, a Dayton, Ohio-based board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist with 19 malpractice suits against him, has filed for bankruptcy, according to a report by the Dayton Daily News.
Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, is currently a professor at Rush University Medical Center and the associate director of Rush Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. According to the Rush Orthopaedics website, Dr. Bush-Joseph is known among patients for his compassionate bedside manner — a…
Henry Shuey, MD, a neurosurgeon with a practice in Baltimore who served as chief of neurosurgery at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, has died, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
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