The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
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Flower Orthopedics introduced the FlowerCube, a standardized, single-use bone fixation concept that provides operation and operational efficiencies.
The deadline for transitioning to the ICD-10 code sets is October 1, 2014, yet recent surveys have found that many medical groups have not conducted impact assessments, implemented needed technology or started testing.
Fred Sweet, MD, co-founder of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center developed a transforaminal anterior release technique to correct severe spinal deformities in 2005.
Atlanta-based MedShape garnered $11 million in new financing to fund further development and commercialization of its products, including the Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor.
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Advanced Biologics has clinical data supporting the use of two of its bone graft delivery devices.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Intelligent Implant Systems received patent approval for two applications that broadly cover its novel products and technologies.
Patient satisfaction weakly correlates to actual spine surgical outcomes, according to research published in the September issue of The Spine Journal.
As hospitals and health systems affiliate with and acquire physician practices, paying attention to the physicians' professional satisfaction can improve quality of care and ensure sustainability, according to a RAND Corporation report.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform surgery Monday on Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado's left knee at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles.