On November 29, 2012, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons is hosting a fly-in for its members to lobby Congress on orthopedic issues at the center of fiscal cliff negotiations, such as the sustainable growth rate, sequestration and access to…
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A new study by Oliver Wyman shows that accountable care organizations now cover up to 31 million patients, or about 10 percent of the nation's population.
James H. Lubowitz, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Taos Orthopaedic Institute in Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, and Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Arthroscopy Journal, practices in a rural area noted as a destination ski and mountain resort where most of…
LDR was founded in France in 2000 and came to the United States in 2005. The company's strategy focused on a few areas of novel treatments to build success in the U.S. market. The company has been very successful with…
Equipment purchases can be a difficult process for many freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, but it's necessary for attracting new surgeons and staying competitive in the market. Now, ASCs are seeing cases that were previously done as inpatient procedures ushered into…
Peter Staats, MD, was named Outstanding Pain Physician at the 2012 Pain Medicine Symposium.
Jameson Health System in New Castle, Pa., has added three physicians, including pain management physician Muhammed Arif, MD, according to the New Castle News.
Austin, Texas-based Minimus Spine has received $1 million in financing from 19 investors, according to Biz Journals.
Zimmer is suing its supplier for moving production out of Switzerland, which could cost the orthopedic medical device maker millions in lost sales, according to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
Frontier Medical Device received its first FDA approval for the Lateral Locking Cage, a spine device for less invasive fusion, according to Upper Michigan Source.