Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network launched its Comprehensive Spine program.
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In an environment of consolidation and mergers, orthopedic surgery remains a lucrative field. Doximity received more than 315,000 peer nominations, ratings and hand-written reviews to determine its top residency programs for 2018-19.
Three South Carolina-based orthopedic practices have merged to become one large, 27-physician group.
As physicians move away from opioid painkillers, Pfizer's injectable drug Depo-Medrol is growing in popularity as a treatment for back pain despite warnings of the risk it carries for spinal use, The New York Times reports.
Oro Valley, Ariz.-based Desert Sky Spine & Sports Medicine leased out space on Tucson, Ariz.-based Oro Valley Hospital's campus, according to Tuscon.com.
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CMS is reviewing its decision to cover spine procedures in the ambulatory surgery center setting, USA Today reports.
Suffern, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital broke ground on a $9 million upgrade of its bariatric and orthopedic surgery units.
Since the beginning of 2018, 28 spine or orthopedic practices have opened new facilities. Texas and California have seen the greatest number of new practices.
Brandon Ousley joined Anchorage (Alaska) Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic as CEO.
CMS released a proposed plan July 27, which would affect approximately 40 percent of Medicare payments physicians receive, NPR reports.