At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Kevin McDonald will give a presentation titled "ICD-10 – Are You Prepared?"
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ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation, initiated in 1986 by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, has awarded Lali Sekhon, MD, PhD, FACS, its 2013 Sponsoring Physician of the Year Award.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health has changed the name of The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville to Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has elected William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, as its president for the second year.
St. Joseph, Mich.-based Lakeland Healthcare's Community Bone and Joint in Watervliet, Mich., announced that Jeffrey T. Postma, DO, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined its medical staff, according to a Southwest Michigan's Second Wave report.
Ben Carson, MD, has joined The Washington Times as a weekly opinion columnist, according to a July 8 report from The Washington Times.
Barry Katz, MD, an orthopedic radiologist in New York, has designed the Ektio shoe to help curb ankle injuries.
A startling study in the July 1 issue of Spine found that patients think orthopedic spine surgeons should be paid 10 to 20 times more than current Medicare reimbursement rates.
A bill that increases regulations on pain clinics was signed into law in Ohio, according to a WFMJ report.
Alachua, Fla.-based AxoGen regenerative medicine company released its second quarter financial results, and saw revenues jump 42.2 percent while net losses more than doubled over the same period last year.