Three years after a pilot bundled payment program was implemented at California, a RAND Corporation study shows the program failed to meet its cost-saving goals.
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Here are 12 statistics on payer mix at orthopedics-driven ambulatory surgery centers according to the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2012.
The International Spine Intervention Society awarded its lifetime achievement award last week during the society's annual meeting in Orlando, according to a Healio report.
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery announced two new directors-elect, according to an AAOS Now report.
The first reverse shoulder arthroplasty using DJO Surgical's e-plus blended vitamin E polyethylene bearing technology was recently performed.
A Portland-based start-up, Implant Medical, aims to disrupt the orthopedic and spine device field with less costly implants and screws, according to a Portland Business Journal report.
A study published in Spine recently calculated the costs associated with incidental durotomy as a result of perioperative complications during spine surgery.
J. Brian Gill, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon providing care at Nebraska Spine Center in Omaha. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic…
Lake Wales (Fla.) Medical Center added Sergio Martinez, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Daily Ridge report.
In a Physicians Practice report, Patrick Watterson, a physician assistant and vice president of Bethany Medical Center in High Point, N.C., discusses five ways in which physicians and medical practice managers can effectively lead a practice through a challenging period: