The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed in March 2010, creates several programs that aim to increase healthcare quality and lower costs. One of the most recognizable of these is the Medicare Shared Savings, or accountable care organization, program.…
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Boston PainCare in Waltham, Mass., opened in May 2007 and currently has six board-certified pain management physicians. The center averages 3,700 procedures a year, 3,400 of which are pain management.
Here are six points comparing spine surgeon compensation. The data is from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data and Physicians Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data, unless otherwise noted.
Many Americans still receive insurance coverage from the kind of plans that were supposed to be eliminated through the Affordable Care Act — plans that place outrageously low limits on the amount they pay for medical care, according to Consumer…
A recent study conducted in India showed that platelet-rich plasma can enhance the rate of union among patients with non-united long bone fractures, according to an AAOS Now report.
William Taylor, MD, a spine surgeon at UC San Diego Health System, is one of the pioneers of minimally invasive spine surgery in the United States. He helped found the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery — which has grown…
A recent review of articles examining thromboprophylaxis after total joint arthroplasty found that most studies are sponsored by the industry and conclusions in those studies are favorable to the use of prophylactic agents, according to a report in the Journal…
Richard Steadman, MD, co-founder of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed knee surgery on Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, according to a Businessworld report.
Medtronic reported third quarter revenue of $3.9 billion, a 2 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a company news release.
DJO Global has finalized its U.S. distribution partnership with Lima Corporate, according to a company news release.