Some orthopedic surgeons are moving away from using metal-on-metal hip implants — currently used in about a third of conventional hip replacements or resurfacings — in response to growing concern that they may cause inflammatory reactions and loss of bone…
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Stryker Orthopaedics has released the ADM X3 Mobile Bearing Acetabular System, a next-generation technology for hip replacement surgery designed to minimize the risks associated with total hip replacement surgery, according to a Stryker news release.
President Don Mordecai and Government Relations Chairman Victor Long of the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Anesthetists spoke out against a controversial bill in the Oklahoma Senate that would prohibit certified registered nurse anesthetists from providing certain injections for patients with…
A new report from the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy found that private spending per member for healthcare was up 15.5 percent from 2006-2008, or 7.5 percent annually. Over 75 percent of this growth occurred in hospital…
Three surgeons from the University of Michigan Health System's sports medicine program, known as MedSport, were recognized for their substantial contributions to orthopedic sports medicine by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, according to a U-M news release.
Windsor Dennis, MD, a New Orleans-based orthopedic surgeon, has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently billing the federal government and has agreed to pay $750,000 in restitution, according to a report by WXVT News.
Summit Orthopedics, the largest orthopedics practices in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, has named Jack Drogt, MD, as its CEO, according to a report by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.
Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per pain management case, broken down by a surgery center's number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
President Obama has signed a measure extending the federal subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums for laid-off workers through March 31, according to a report by the New York Labor Law & Employment Report.
President Obama will consider adopting four proposals Congressional Republicans suggested in last week's healthcare summit on the president's health reform legislation, according to a letter the White House sent Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress.