Vishal Mehta, MD, a Chicago-area orthopedic surgeon, has developed and launched a new web-based tool designed to alert patients of physician office wait times, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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The American Medical Association is urging insurers to adopt its "code of conduct" for health insurers, endorsed by 68 state and specialty societies, "to create consistent corporate practices that will bring transparency and accountability," according to a release by the…
Connecticut Family Orthopedics in Danbury is offering a new walk-in service called OrthoPROMPT, according to the NewsTimes.
Spinal equipment manufacturer X-spine has announced FDA clearance of its Fixcet Spinal Facet Screw System, according to a press release.
The Arthroscopy Association of North America is conducting a six-month long study on complications associated with arthroscopy aimed to collect data similar to those found on joint registries, according to a report in AAOS Now.
DePuy Mitek, an orthopedics sports medicine company announced the U.S. and European launch of the Bristow-Latarjet Instability Shoulder System, the first instrument set specifically designed to be used in both open and arthroscopic Latarjet or Bristow procedures, according to a…
Selby General Hospital in Marietta, Ohio, has opened a $3 million orthopedic surgery center, according to a report by the Marietta Times.
Greg Poulter, MD, a spine surgeon with Vail-Summit Orthopaedics in Frisco, Colo., was the first surgeon in the country to perform spinal surgery with the MAS-TLIF system, manufactured by NuVasive Spine, according to a Vail-Summit news release.
As early as Tuesday, the House is expected to vote on a three-year Medicare physician fee fix, part of a $200 billion package of business tax breaks and aid for the jobless, according to a report by the New York…
Oakwood Heritage Hospital in Taylor, Mich., has broken ground on a new orthopedic surgical center of excellence, according to the hospital.