Eido Walny, founder of Walny Legal Group LLC, an estate planning and asset protection boutique law firm based in Milwaukee, discusses the most important financial planning issues and strategies for surgeons through the end of 2012 and beyond.
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Jonathan Grossman, MD, has joined the pain management physician team at Spanish Hills Interventional Pain Specialists in Camarillo, Calif.
University of Washington in Seattle researchers have developed a virtual reality game called "Snow World" that helps patients manage pain, according to a Q13 Fox Seattle-Tacoma report.
Cerapedics received private equity financing for $19 million from new investors, including MedImmune Ventures.
Orthopedic device company Zimmer Holdings has named Gail Boudreaux to its board of directors.
Connor Telles, MD, has joined the orthopedic team at Sierra Pacific Orthopedics in Fresno, Calif.
Wayne Cheng, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in spine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and practices at Loma Linda University Orthopaedic Group in San Bernadino, Calif.
Ambulatory surgery centers are now able to bring spine procedures — including spinal fusions — into the outpatient setting. However, some ASCs are having a hard time finding payors who will reimburse for those procedures.
SSM St. Mary's Health Center and SSM DePaul Health Center in St. Louis have both been accepted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid innovation pilot programs to improve the bundled payment process.
University Survey has collected feedback on EHR experiences for 1,000 specialists providing ambulatory care and published their results in the 2012 EHR Assessment for Ambulatory Specialists.