The use of platelet rich plasma is still a relatively new treatment for orthopedic patients. However physicians are increasingly using PRP as an alternative to medication and surgery for patients with pain. Here are seven things orthopedic surgeons should know…
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Since opening its doors in Tampa, Fla., in 2005, Laser Spine Institute has expanded the Tampa location twice and built two new facilities, one in Scottsdale, Ariz., and one in King of Prussia, Pa. Jimmy St. Louis, Chief Corporate Operations…
Here are 12 statistics on average hourly salaries & wages, hours worked per case and number of employees in ASCs, organized by type of employee, according to VMG Health's ASC Multi-Specialty Intellimarker 2010.
David Geier, Jr., MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and director of sports medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Geier started a blog in early Sept. 2010, which he updates with information regarding sports injury treatment, prevention and…
Q: How has the ASC market changed in the past two decades?Jim Freund: The change has been dramatic, we have gone from several hundred surgery centers to about 6,000 across the country with the sheer volume of procedures, and the…
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The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) contains a provision that "grandfathers" healthcare plans that were in existence on March 23, 2010 when the new law was enacted. A grandfathered plan is exempt from some, but not…
An ASC can be effectively developed and managed by physician-owners — if the owners are experienced in ASC processes and willing to dedicate the necessary time to manage the center. "If they're really interested in ASC management and they have…
TriMedx recently presented a free webinar entitled "7 Secrets of Sustainable Savings Through Standardized Clinical Engineering."
A recent webinar highlighted key thoughts and reflections on how to adopt electronic health records without losing physician productivity. The webinar featured speakers William Edwards Jr., MD, of the Surgical Clinic in Nashville, Tenn., and Alex Poston, president of Entrada,…
After discovering his ASC experienced two infections in one quarter, Ralph Gambardella, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and president of Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles, quickly went to work with the governing board to discuss potential protocols that can be…