Forty-six percent of U.S. physician groups plan to join a health information exchange, according to the "5th Annual U.S. Ambulatory Electronic Health Record & Practice Management Study," released by HIMSS Analytics, a non-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management…
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Wilmington, N.C.-based TranS1, which recently acquired medical device manufacturer Baxano, has moved its headquarters to Raleigh and now operates under the name Baxano Surgical, according to a Star News Online report.
San Juan, Calif.-based SI-BONE released the safety data for the first 5,319 patients treated with the company's iFuse Implant System for degenerative sacroiliitis and sacroiliac joint disruption.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Nicole Gritton, MSN, MBA, will give a presentation titled "Key Tips for Quality Assurance and Infection Prevention."
Victor Wilson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon of Mercy Clinic Orthopedics in Springfield, Mo., has become the head orthopedist of the minor league baseball team the Springfield Cardinals, according to an Ozarks First.com report.
Today, David Altchek, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and medical director of the New York Mets, is scheduled to perform elbow surgery on the Mets' relief pitcher Jeurys Familia, according to an ESPN New York report.
David Geier, MD, is a board-certified sports medicine physician and orthopedic surgeon with the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Geier is the director of the MUSC sports medicine, which he built from the ground up. He serves as the…
Around 31 percent of orthopedists regularly discuss cost of treatment with their patients, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.
To maximize revenue under the CMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, hospital surgery departments need to score high on quality, outcome and patient satisfaction measures.
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