Although there has been an uptick in the number of physician assistants in the U.S., hospitals and surgery centers in Illinois are struggling to hire healthcare professionals due to slow licensing approval processing, according to NBC Chicago.
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Stuart Miller, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, both based in Baltimore.
Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak and Executive Vice President and CFO Karen Parkhill participated in a Q&A at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Jan. 7 to 10.
Statista ranked the 10 orthopedic companies with the largest market share in 2017, based on revenue. The company also projected market share through 2024.
Centinel Spine completed initial cases with the newest system in its FLX Platform of 3D-printed all-titanium interbody devices.
Hospital for Special Surgery intervention plan reduces opioid prescriptions after orthopedic surgery
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery developed a mandatory narcotics-prescribing education program, which led to a significant decrease in excessive opioid prescriptions after ambulatory orthopedic surgery, according to an article in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Federico P. Girardi, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.