The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes three critical pillars: quality, patient safety and cost. Medical homes, accountable care organizations, bundled payments and capitation — all three tenets are prominent in new care delivery and payment models popular today.
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NuVasive COO Keith Valentine sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock on the open market last Tuesday, according to a WKRB report.
Precision Spine entered into a development agreement with Stephen D. Cook, PhD, to design a cervical spine disc replacement device.
Integra LifeScience made changes to the orthopedics and tissue technology business leadership and structure.
The University of Arizona Medical Center Trauma Center was selected as one of 60 trauma centers to participate in a new clinical trial for spinal cord injury treatment, according to a KVOA report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, will be the featured speaker at the 30th Annual Arkansas Orthopaedic Forum, according to an Arkansas Matters report.
Spine surgeon researchers recently published a study about Clostridium difficile colitis in patients who undergo lumbar spine surgery in the journal Spine.
Ara Deukmedjian, MD, CEO, Medical Director, Deuk Spine Institute, Melbourne, Fla., discusses why improving reimbursement at spine surgery practices is such a challenge.
In a Forbes article, Stephen A. Miles, a vice chairman and the managing partner of leadership advisory at the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, discusses succession planning, and how to make sure it is completed efficiently and effectively.
Aesculap Biologics announced that the first human implantation of its NOVOCART 3D product was performed in August.