Azon Medical agreed to pay $1 million to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for alleged improper billing of P-Stim neurostimulators, the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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World Wrestling Entertainment star Javier Bernal plans to be out of the ring for six months after undergoing a successful foot surgery performed by Norman Waldrop, MD, according to a June 21 report from Wrestle Zone.
University of Michigan-Sparrow Orthopedics added Ian Ridge, MD, to its staff.
Law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz is investigating claims on behalf of patients who may have had data stolen in Access Sports Medicine & Orthopedics' data breach, according to a Sept. 19 news release.
There have been three multimillion-dollar donations involving spine and orthopedic surgeons since June 1.
Andrew Schneider, MD, joined Centerville, Ohio-based Orthopedic Associates in September.
Mercy Clinic Orthopedic Surgery – Ardmore (Okla.) has added orthopedic surgeon Aamir Bhimani, MD, to its practice.
Outpatient spine surgery is growing, and some ASCs have a particular supply advantage when it comes to adding endoscopic procedures.
Stryker completed its acquisition of Nico Corp., a company focused on minimally invasive tumor and intracerebral hemorrhage procedures.