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Smith & Nephew has agreed to acquire Politec Saude, an advanced wound management company in Brazil for an undisclosed amount.

Several states, including most recently California, are passing new laws to prevent opioid overdose deaths, according to a report from the American Medical Association.

A study recently published in Spine compares the outcomes and cost of spinal fusion for cervical spinal trauma when patients are admitted on the weekday versus the weekend.

LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS – OBSERVATIONS, EVIDENCE, AND TRENDS: FULFILLING THE UNMET CLINICAL NEED Spine stabilization, which has equated to fusion historically, does help preoperative back pain after open surgical decompression; however, at what cost? Evidence is now showing simple decompression…

Attend Becker’s 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine on June 12-14, 2014 and hear the following featured speakers: Matt Searles Managing Partner, Merritt Healthcare Stuart Neiberg, MAcc, CPA, CFA Manager, HealthCare Appraisers,…

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Morgan P. Lorio, MD, established Neuro-Spine Solutions in Bristol, Tenn., along with John Testerman, MD. He also serves as an assistant clinical professor at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. He is a member of the North American Spine…

In a Healthcare Finance News article, Kelsey Brimmer lays out five tips for successfully hiring and retaining employees given by Fred Morgeson, PhD, professor at the Eli Broad School of Management at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

Most physicians' personal incomes were about the same as last year, according to 2013 Physician Compensation Survey released by Physicians Practice.

Patient-specific instruments are currently used for knee replacements and have recently been introduced into the shoulder replacement market.