Compensation decreased by 10 percent or more than 10 percent for orthopedists from 2011 to 2012, according to the Medscape's 2013 Orthopedist Compensation Report.
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Doug Freedberg, MD, and Gary Waslewski, MD, are scheduled to perform knee surgery on Arizona Cardinals free safety Tyrann Mathieu, according to an AZ Central report.
Here are 20 spine and orthopedic practices that added new office locations, expanded offerings or merged with others to grow into a bigger group in 2013.
A recent study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that the estimated lifetime societal savings of the approximately 250,000 rotator cuff repairs performed in the U.S. each year was $3.44 billion.
The 3-D printing market for medical device applications is anticipated to grow 15.4 percent from 2013 to 2019, according to a Transparency Market Research report.
Columbus, Ohio's Third Frontier Commission approved $6.5 million for the Commercial Acceleration Loan Fund's first round, including $1.6 million to Akron-based Intellirod Spine.
According to the MGMA Legislative and Executive Advocacy Response Network report on the ACA Insurance Exchange Implementation in September 2013, 29.2 percent of physicians plan to participate in the ACA exchange products.
Psychological distress can have an impact on outcomes for spinal disorder treatment, and a new article in The Spine Journal has identified clinical predictors of psychological distress.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have delayed the meaningful use program roll-out of the EHR Incentive Program, according to a Spine on the Hill report.
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan budget yesterday that would impact Medicare payment cuts to physicians if passed by the Senate, according to a Medscape Medical News report.