Joe Congeni, MD, a leader in the pediatric sports medicine field, retired Aug. 1. Dr. Congeni practiced for more than four decades, including nearly 40 years as director of sports medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital, according to a July 19…
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Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health’s Pain Management Center in Dyer (Ind.) is now offering the Via Disc NP procedure for patients with chronic low back pain caused by spinal disc degeneration, according to an Aug. 4 Northwest Indiana Business Magazine report. …
Frisco, Colo.-based Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery sent a notice of a recent security incident. On Aug. 6, 2024, the practice learned of suspicious activity in its email environment, prompting an investigation which determined that an unauthorized third party accessed…
Across the board, cardiology groups are battling administrative complexity, revenue stress and EHR limitations and current models aren’t keeping up. New numbers show nearly half of independent practices are exploring new affiliations and affiliated groups are frustrated by tech gaps…
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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has presented the $10,000 Frank and JoAnne Noyes Award of Excellence to honor collaborative research that advances the health, fitness and injury prevention of female athletes. The award will recognize projects involving physician-scientist…
There are recent changes to medical school training that have one orthopedic surgeon worried about the potential future of the orthopedic and musculoskeletal fields. Schools moving away from cadaver labs, the overflow of research publications on residency applications and the…
Brian Badman, MD, a board-certified, fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon at Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics, has performed Indiana’s first augmented reality-assisted shoulder replacement using the ARVIS shoulder system. The procedure was completed July 28 at the practice’s outpatient surgery center in Fishers,…
MiRus has earned New Technology Add-On Payment from CMS for its EUROPA Posterior Cervical System. The system is used for the treatment of the cervical and upper thoracic spine and is built around the company’s 2.9 mm MoRe rod, according…
Here are three recent spine and orthopedic technology acquisitions and transactions totaling nearly $200 million, as reported by Becker’s since July 14:
Springhill Medical Center faced familiar challenges: delayed discharges, limited visibility into length of stay targets and growing pressure on inpatient capacity. But in just two months, the hospital turned things around. This on-demand webinar shares Springhill’s full playbook — a…
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Sharon Barnicle, RHIA, CRCR
Executive Director, Revenue Cycle Springhill Medical Center