[Outpatient spine] Stryker courts ASCs with Ascential spine device, inventory management solution: 5 things to know | Where are the 20 Leapfrog F hospitals? | Optim Orthopedics opens musculoskeletal-focused ASC – 4 highlights | Dr. Mark Giovanini performs 1st outpatient…
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Zimmer Biomet Q3 net sales up 4%, but lowers growth projections – shares drop 13%: 6 things to know | Where are the 20 Leapfrog F hospitals? | Robotics & navigation technology grab spotlight at NASS meeting | 5 key…
North American Spine Society awards 3 Outstanding Paper Awards for 2016 | Blackstone to acquire TeamHealth in $6B deal | 4 of the most pressing challenges orthopedic surgeons face in 2017 | Study of Stryker’s 3D-printed Tritanium PL Cages yield…
NASS names Dr. F. Todd Wetzel president | British physicians draw up list of 40 procedures of little to no benefit | Mazor commercially launches Mazor X – 5 things to know | Who are the top 5 leading vendors…
[MIS edition] Ex-nurse charged with murder of 8 nursing home patients in Canada | Minimally invasive spine surgery, data gathering, value-based care & more: Key thoughts from NuVasive’s Spine Summit | Providence Health to pay $352M to settle ERISA lawsuit…
8 biggest stories in 2016’s spine market – Acquisitions, lawsuits, bundled payments & more | Aetna CEO: Young adults rather pay for ‘beer on Fridays and Saturdays’ than health insurance | 20 more things to know about orthopedic bundled payments…
[Outpatient spine] Dr. Anthony Yeung’s key thoughts on endoscopic surgery & spinal pain | CMS put Allina hospital in ‘immediate jeopardy’ for drug error during nurses’ strike | Outpatient surgeries up 4.2M procedures in 20 years; Spine surges ahead into…
Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield now covers 2-Level disc replacement with Zimmer Biomet’s Mobi-C | CMS put Allina hospital in ‘immediate jeopardy’ for drug error during nurses’ strike | A year of uncertainty – Texas Back Institute’s Dr. Rey Bosita on…
NASS issues 1st coverage recommendations for electrical bone growth stimulators for spinal fusion: 5 highlights | California hospital owner files for bankruptcy | 8 new spine, orthopedic device launches & releases | National Academy of Medicine elects Dr. Michael Yaszemski…
Dr. Robert Spetzler to resign as Barrow Neurological Institute’s president, CEO: 5 things to know | NP average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states – Calif. tops the list at $120k | Transforming SCI treatment – The promise…
