Ambulatory surgery centers must constantly battle against economic tides, coupled with lower reimbursement rates and more competition from hospitals recruiting surgeons. Despite the introduction of significant financial obstacles to the industry, however, surgery centers can remain profitable. Two professionals in…
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Here are eight surgery centers where spine surgeons perform outpatient artificial disc replacement procedures. If you would like to add a surgery center to this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.
Steven Stoller, MD, an orthopedic specialist at American Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in Englewood, N.J., has performed shoulder surgery on professional boxer Kendall Holt, according to a Boxing Scene report.
Ellis Medicine, in partnership with Smith & Jones, has launched an advertising campaign to market its orthopedic and sports medicine services.
The FDA has sent warning letters to Medtronic for how it has handled complaints and flaws of its neuromodulation devices, according to a Forbes report.
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $200,000 to each of three Nevada residents, settling the first case in a long list of lawsuits against the company that recalled 93,000 ASR hip implants in 2010, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek…
Spine surgeons, along with all specialists, are increasingly becoming employed by hospitals for a variety of reasons: starting salary is higher, set working hours and the ability to focus on the clinic instead of worry about the business. However, hospital…
Medicaid has been thrust into the spotlight since the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was optional, but what are some of the most pertinent facts regarding Medicaid in light of…
Many healthcare organizations and state governments are trying to begin and maintain health information exchanges because HIEs enable patient information to freely flow across the healthcare continuum. The interoperability that HIEs offer may lead the healthcare industry to achieve preventative…
Kenneth Pettine, MD, founder of The Spine Institute and Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center is hosting an event with Paradigm Spine to support spine surgery in ASCs and help further educate surgery center owners.