Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker reported net earnings of $103 million for the third quarter, which is down dramatically from $353 million during the same period last year.
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Paris and San Francisco-based SpineGuard reported a net loss of $1.65 million for the last six months of 2013, a $300,000 improvement over the same period last year.
Robert Watkins, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, has performed surgery on the San Jose Sharks right wing Adam Burish to address a disc issue, according to an ESPN NHL report.
Researchers from the Rothman Institute of Orthopedics in Philadelphia recently published a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examining the risks, rates and reasons for unplanned readmissions after total joint arthroplasty.
At the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting last week, a group of spine surgeons led by Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, discussed healthcare reform and what spine surgeons need to know for successfully navigating the coming changes.
Without Medicaid expansion in every state, 5.2 million people could fall into a "coverage gap," leading to financial strain for both the uninsured and healthcare providers, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
K. Daniel Riew, MD, is the chief of cervical spine surgery for St. Louis-based Washington University Orthopedics as well as the Mildred Simon Professor of Orthopedics. He has been a member of the board of directors for the Cervical Spine…
In a Physicians Practice article, Rosemarie Nelson, discusses ways to empower your medical practice staff and help them do their job well.
In an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives brief, Joel Slesinger, a certified healthcare compliance consultant with MedSafe, lays out the essential elements of a compliance program.
As healthcare reimbursement declines, many physicians have had to reevaluate their patient mix and consider the future of Medicare and Medicaid patients in their practice.