Nikkie LaFleur of Lake Charles, La., was sentenced to 37 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to three counts of healthcare fraud in March, according to an Associated Press report on KLFY News.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has once again asked contractors to hold claims for services under the physician fee schedule for the first 10 business days in June, while Congress struggles to delay a proposed 21.3 percent fee…
Two studies out of Bonn, Germany, showed that radiofrequency kyphoplasty, using DFine's StabiliT Vertebral Augmentation System, for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures resulted in less cement leakage in patients than traditional vertebroplasty, according to a DFine news release.
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Ross Alexander, MBA, the administrator of The Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.), a multi-specialty ASC owned and managed by a group of surgeons, Poudre Valley Health System and Surgical Care Affiliates, shares some ideas on how surgery centers can…
Carlsbad, Calif.-based KFx Medical Corp. received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AppianFx product line designed for use in a variety of arthroscopic tenodesis knee procedures including ACL and PCL reconstructions, according to a KFx news release.
A recent survey of 150 orthopedic surgeons found that 25 percent are planning to reduce their usage of metal-on-metal hip implants over the next 12 months, due, in part, to recent reports of metal debris and soft-tissue damage that led…
A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation predicts that states will bear only a small part of the financial burden of Medicaid expansion provisions set in place by the healthcare reform law, with the federal government covering most of…
Branko Prpa, MD, a spine surgeon in Racine County, Wis., is awaiting a ruling on a lawsuit he filed against Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group challenging its non-compete clause, according to The Journal Times.
University of Missouri Health Care has announced the opening of the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, an orthopedic surgery center.