St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., has unveiled a 33-bed spine and joint center, according to a report by The Gazette.
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Lodi (Calif.) Health announced the appointment of Kevin R. Hilton, MD, to its physician team, according to a Lodi News-Sentinel report.
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Spine surgery is one of the more expensive procedures to the healthcare system, and payers are pushing for stricter coverage guidelines across the country.
Andrew Ivan Cheng, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Stanford School of Medicine in Redwood City, Calif. He is the orthopedic surgery residency program director and chief of the education committee in the…
Payment based on episodes of care is becoming more common in bundled payment and accountable care organization situations. A new study published in The Spine Journal examines Medicare payments for episodes of spine surgery.
Integra LifeSciences established new terms under its credit facility, including an extended maturity state.
The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons is $432,013, but surgeons often have the opportunity to collect bonuses as well, according to a Salary.com report.
A Healthcare Salary Online article reports average neurosurgeon hourly wage based on calculations from the U.S. Government Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Biomet released preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full 2014 fiscal year, the company's first financial report since it announced plans to merge with Zimmer.