Here are 10 considerations and facts about accountable care organizations for spine surgeons considering whether to participate in one.
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Matthew Saltzman, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, has joined the Glenview (Ill.) Outpatient Center, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
On Thursday, Bryan Kelly, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform hip surgery on the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin, according to an NFL.com report.
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At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, and Karen Reiter will give a presentation titled "Advanced High Acuity Procedures for ASCs."
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On average, Medicare paid three times as much for a short inpatient stay than for an observation stay in 2012, and beneficiaries paid almost twice as much, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
Daryl R. Sybert, DO, is a partner at Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro, having joined the group in 1994. He is also an associate clinical professor in orthopedics at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens and The Ohio State…
Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has opened a new location in Pasadena, Texas, according to a report by The Pasadena Citizen.
OrthoNeuro in Columbus, Ohio, announced that Nicholas Cheney, DO, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined its medical staff.