Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction is more sensitive than conventional cultures and is an effective technique for differentiating the diagnosis between tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis and brucellar vertebral osteomyelitis, according to a study published in Spine.
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Scott Wolfe, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, recently performed two operations to transplant tendons into the arm of a patient who was previously unable to move her hand, according to a CBS…
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Health insurers with policies requiring preauthorization permission delays or interrupts patient access to care, according to the results of an American Medical Association survey.
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Increasingly, orthopedic surgeons coming out of school are joining hospitals rather than independent practices. At the same time, orthopedic practices are increasingly entering into co-management or joint venture agreements with hospitals to stay afloat. While it is impossible to tell…
Medicaid recovery audit contractors are coming. Each state will choose Medicaid RAC contractors by the end of the year, and contractors will begin operations as early as April 1. Paul Spencer, a consultant at Fi-Med Management in Wauwautosa, Wis., says…