Neurosurgeons have the highest hourly compensation in the country at $398 per hour, while family physicians have the lowest at $119 per hour.
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, along with several other organizations and device companies, sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking for a repeal of the medical device excise tax, which was implemented Jan. 1, 2013.
A new study published in Spine examines the characteristics associated with acute development of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after spine surgery.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons sent a letter of disagreement to the Medical Director for the National Correct Coding Initiative Niles R. Rosen, MD, responding to a new procedure edit for spine surgery codes.
The Sacramento Kings have announced that beginning with the 2013-2014 season, Kaiser Permanente will become the team's official provider of medical care, according to an NBA.com report.
Jerry Hizon, MD, sports medicine and family practice physician, has opened a new sports medicine office in Murrieta, Calif., according to a report by The Press-Enterprise.
The Orthopedic & Spine Institute of San Antonio has announced the opening of its Children's Orthopaedic & Spine Center, which will be led by Hongbo Liu, MD, and Eric Ritchie, MD.
Medicare continued paying physicians through the last government shutdown — December 1995 through January 1996 — and physicians are still seeing payments roll in today since the funding for Medicare and Medicaid programs aren't dependent on Congress to appropriate money…
Earlier this week the Dallas-based network Dr-Pain.com added eight new spine surgeons and has now announced the addition of another six spine surgeons.
Mark B. Dekutoski, MD, is a spine surgeon with The CORE Institute in Phoenix. He previously spent 20 years practicing at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he was a principle mentor to several training surgeons and chairman of the…