Women experience higher rates of unexplained joint pain and hypersensitivity to implant metals after total joint arthroplasty operations than men, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Practice Management
The American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives highlighted how to protect orthopedic practice staff from radiation in the course of their employment.
CMS sought to make private healthcare accreditors' hospital inspection findings public, according to Pro Publica.
Medical practices constantly seek effective strategies to maintain and improve their success while offering patients high-quality care. As medical director of Lone Tree, Colo.-based SpineOne, Perry Haney, MD, has been at the forefront of working to keep private practices…
Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics plans to implement athenahealth's cloud-based suite of EHR, practice management and patient engagement services.
Philadelphia-based orthopedic practice Rothman Institute signed a strategic affiliation agreement with New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.
When treating cancer that has spread to the spine, physicians are relying on cement to stabilize the vertebrae and improve patients' quality of life, according to CBS.
Access Healthcare named Scott Schrader its new chief commercial officer.
Boston, Mass.,-based Candescent Partners has recapitalized Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based Southeastern Spine Institute.
A study published in The Annals of Surgery and covered in The Ledger found hospitals following the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist exhibited lower post-surgery death rates.
