In an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives brief, Kavita Sahai, vice president at San Francisco-based Medical BackOps, lays out five of the most common ways in which fraud occurs and how to protect against it.
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The Wall Street Journal recently covered a report showing the number of physicians opting out of Medicare in 2012 tripled from the previous three years.
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Northwestern Medicine added four specialists to its Glenview (Ill.) Outpatient Center, including orthopedic spine surgeon Jason Savage, MD, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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San Diego-based DJO Global had its first TaperFill Total Hip Replacement implanted during a minimally invasive surgery.
Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, based in Atlanta, has opened a new location in Cumming, Ga. The practice includes 29 board-certified physicians with a wide range of interests.
For 39 percent of physicians who faced a malpractice lawsuit, the entire lawsuit process lasted up to two years, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.
Clinton (Mass.) Hospital announced the addition of C. Brittany Boisvert, MD, to its medical staff.
Gregory Randle, MD, and Kui Yang, MD, will provide care in St. Joseph-Breese Specialty Clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital Breese (Ill.), beginning this month, according to a Belleville News-Democrat report.