Patients with spinal stenosis who have had symptoms for less than 12 months before undergoing treatment have better outcomes than those who wait until after 12 months of symptoms for treatment, according to a study published in Spine.
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A survey of physicians conducted in the United States found that medical errors cause significant emotional stress on physicians, according to a report from AAOS Now.
The global market for orthopedic implants is projected to reach $46.5 billion by 2017, according to a Reporter Link news release.
Orthopedic surgeon David Surdyka, MD, joined the staff at Kaweah Delta Health Care in Visalia, Calif., according to a Visalia Times-Delta report.
Reimbursement trends can impact surgery centers significantly, depending on their specialty mix and their dependence on particular payors. Eric Woollen, vice president of managed care for Practice Partners in Healthcare, discusses 10 trends that may impact payor reimbursement and contracting…
A NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll found 49.7 percent of the U.S. population has used narcotic painkillers, according to an NPR report.
A new study found that taking more paracetamol than recommended, even in small amounts, can result in overdose over time, according to a BBC report.
Currently, Medicare physician pay cuts of 27.4 percent will go into effect Jan. 1, 2012, unless Congress intervenes, and roughly 9 percent of medical groups would cease treating Medicare patients if the cuts went through, according to an American Medical…
Surgery center development in Fort Meyers, Fla., may signal a national trend, as the number of outpatient surgeries increases to 57 million nationwide in 2011, according to an NBC-2 report.
Thomas A. Warrington, Jr., AVA, senior manager, and Jennifer Brunkow, ASA, CPA/ABV/CFF, senior analyst with VMG Health, point to several implications — intended and unintended — in the CMS bundled payment pilot program.