Because healthcare reform is setting up incentives for physicians, hospitals, patients, payors and employers to use telemedicine, telemedicine is positioned to be a "key enabler for widespread delivery of cost-effective, resource-efficient and high-quality healthcare," according to a Computer Sciences Corporation…
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The position and orientation of the probe during minimally invasive procedures in the cervical spine are important factors in monitoring the local pressure profiles in the mobile synovial joint, according to a study published in Spine.
The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into the physicians who consulted with Medtronic on its Infuse after a recent study published in The Spine Journal showed a stronger correlation between the product and male infertility than was originally…
Spine surgeons from the South Texas Spinal Clinic are now using NuVasive's eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion technology for spinal procedures, according to a practice news release.
Steve Paragioudakis, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and founder of Orthopedic Spine Specialists of NJ, has been named to the board of medical advisors for United Health Products, according to a company news release.
John Bergfeld, MD, senior orthopedic surgeon and director of operating rooms at Cleveland Clinic, was named the recipient of the 2011 Thomas A. Brady Community Service Award by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, according to a clinic news…
Chris Zorn, vice president of sales for Spine Surgical Innovation and executive director of Minimal Incision-Maximum Sight (MIMS) Institute, says there are significant differences between the global spine market and the spine market in the United States.
Here is a list of 10 spine surgeons who have received research grants from the North American Spine Society over the past five years.
Kim Pensenstadler, director of business development at Chapman Medical Center in Orange, Calif., spearheaded efforts to open the Chapman Neurosurgical Spine Institute. She discusses six questions to consider before pushing forward with forming a comprehensive orthopedic or spine center.
According to a report by the Food and Drug Administration, it is difficult to ensure that all players along the supply chain meet their safety and quality responsibilities with half of all medical devices in the United States imported.