Health information exchange is becoming increasingly more important as a higher percentage of hospitals attests to meaningful use of electronic health records and begins to prepare for meaningful use stage 2. By connecting healthcare providers across a range of locations,…
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Physician employment has grown by 32 percent over the past 10 years. Hospitals today are employing roughly 212,000 physicians — or 20 percent of the practicing physician workforce — according to the AHA Hospital Statistics 2012 Edition.
Four orthopedic surgeons discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities for orthopedic surgeons heading into 2012.
VG Innovations released the VerteLoc v2.5, an implant that incorporates a series of holes for infusion of the allograft implant interface during spine surgery, according to a company news release.
A study recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine identified factors that can increase the risk of revision surgery following autologous chrondrocyte implantation.
Zyga Technology, a Minneapolis-based spine device company, recently named Jim Bullock president and CEO, according to a company news release.
The United States market for orthopedic large joint reconstructive devices is expected to grow 4.7 percent through 2018, according to a Reporterlink release.
Gregory Seelhoefer, MD, recently joined Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Willowbrook (Texas), according to a practice news release.
Philip Mulieri, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a professional interest in shoulder and elbow surgery, recently joined Danbury (Conn.) Orthopedics, according to a report from The Ridgefield Press.
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