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The North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to change the recently implemented lumbar fusion policy after several orthopedic and spine societies sent the company a letter recommending coverage for additional situations, according to a Spine Arthroplasty Society news…
Zimmer Holdings recently reported a net sales of $1.13 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 2.5 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
The presence of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a significant risk factor for wound infection after corrective neuromuscular scoliosis surgery, according to an article published in Spine.
Steven C. Weissfeld, MD, recently joined the SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center of Clearwater, Fla., according to a practice news release.
The Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently released their annual report detailing the progress of their research, according to an Institute news release.
OrthoSensor, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based orthopedic implant and sensor-assisted surgery systems developer, has received $21 million in Series B financing, according to a company news release.
The North American Spine Society will sponsor one person to participate in the 2011 Clinician Scholar Development Program, according to a NASS news release.
Kapil Moza, MD, a neurosurgeon at Thousand Oaks, Calif., was the first neurosurgeon in his area to complete a cervical artificial disc replacement in 2007 and has implanted 10 more since then without complications, according to a MD News report.
Here are four tips for avoiding denied claims at orthopedic and spine practices.