Raymond Hah, MD, is a spine surgeon and an assistant professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles.
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Navin Kilambi, MD, is hosting a seminar on knee arthritis at Tulsa, Okla.-based St. John Broken Arrow, Tulsa World reports.
The FDA cleared Carlsbad, Calif.-based SeaSpine's Mariner Posterior Fixation System.
Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and the Christ Hospital Health Network teamed up to earn the provider contract for Lakota schools in Butler County, the city's second largest school district, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports.
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.
Spine surgeon John G. Peters, MD, is joining Indianapolis-based Methodist Sports Medicine, The Southside Times reports.
Elmhurst Hospital named Tibor Boco, MD, co-medical director of neurosurgery, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Healthcare is moving toward value-based care, and with this transition comes the move toward bundled payment initiatives. Healthcare providers looking ahead into healthcare's pay-for-performance future may reap great financial success if they meet CMS' Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement requirements.