Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco, a Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center affiliate, became the first ASC in California to receive The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.
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Gearing up for his role as America's new president, Donald Trump is sure to shake up some things in the healthcare industry, according to The Washington Post. So, what may be in store for various stakeholders?
Orthopedic surgeon and Congressman Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.) is currently the House Budget Committee chairman heading into 2017, when the new Republican president and Congress are expected to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, according to a report in AJC.
The ECRI Institute announced the top technology hazards the healthcare industry should heed in 2017, according to Medscape.
From 2016 through 2021, the global healthcare analytics market is projected to grow substantially, a Reports N Reports analysis found.
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Sonia Szlyk, MD, and Ryan M. Nunley, MD, are slated to present on how collaboration between anesthesiologists and orthopedic surgeons can support bundled payment initiatives.
For plans on HealthCare.Gov, monthly premiums will increase by 25 percent, on average, for 2017, with some states having premium increases surpassing 30 percent.
After Louis Levitt, MD, graduated he accepted a job at a hospital, but grew tired the rigors associated with a hospital-based practice, so he decided to open his own, The Washington Post reports.
In a study published in Spine, researchers compared patient outcomes for those undergoing single-level total disc replacement in the cervical spine versus those undergoing single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in an ambulatory surgery center.
A study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery presented the biggest variables affecting total joint arthroplasty reimbursement.