Physicians will face a learning curve as they adjust to the new diagnostic codes that ICD-10 will soon bring, according to a Medscape Today report.
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Wade K. Jensen, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at CNOS in Dakota Dunes, S.D. He is also the chairman of surgery at Mercy Medical Center Sioux City (Iowa) and director of the spine division at Siouxland Surgery Center in…
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery recently reported its membership has grown 68 percent over the past few years and reaffirmed a commitment to advocate for its spine surgeon members in the United States and internationally. The…
This article is written by David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Carole C. Foos, CPA, OJM Group. As medical reimbursements continue to shrink and taxes increase, a popular question we receive in consults with spine specialists is, "Would owning part…
ConforMIS expanded its Series E financing to $167.7 million, according to a News-Medical report.
Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, announced that Jared Wagner, MD, has joined Idaho Pain Group, the hospital's physicians group, according to a Fort Mill Times report.
CNOS in Dakota Dunes, S.D., has added Benjamin Bissell, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Sioux City Journal report.
The FIRST Trial, a prospective, multi-center study sponsored by Penumbra, has helped show that performing Intra-Arterial treatmentm a minimally invasive surgery utilizing specialty devices to snare or dissolve clots that are blocking blood flow in the brain, may prove effective…
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Robert Dugan, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Gurnee. He has an interest in sports medicine, trauma, adult reconstruction and pediatric orthopedics. He is one of the team physicians for the Chicago Wolves…