Mission Health, Asheville, N.C.-based health system, has announced the opening of Mission Spine & Back Pain Center in Asheville.
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Paul Papierski, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic and hand surgeon. He practices with MidAmerica Orthopedics, which has several Illinois locations. Dr. Papierski is a retired 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force with experience in musculoskeletal injuries and disabilities.
More than half of physicians in the United States are employed by hospitals, including about 60 percent of family physicians, according to a Medscape report.
While hospitals may be highly advanced when it comes to saving lives, many of them are not quite as astute when it comes to securing patient and protected health information. Nine out of 10 hospitals in the U.S. have suffered…
Spinal fusions are a major procedure for patients and hospitals, and the amount charged for the procedure varies between $19,000 and more than $470,000. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox!…
The Food and Drug Administration granted 35 orthopedic- and spine-focused 510(k) clearances in April.
The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia has opened a new office in Bryn Mawr, Pa., according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.
Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y., announced the extension of the enrollment period for a total knee replacement pain management clinical trial.
The Florida Pain Network announced that Community Wellness Center of SW Florida in Lehigh Acres, Fla., has joined the network.
Jeffrey Carlson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is the president of Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Newport News, Va. He also serves as the chief of surgery at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News. Here he discusses how his…