Vernon Williams, MD, a neurologist and pain management physician at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently advised that team physicians make sure NFL athletes are completely free of concussion symptoms before returning to play, according to a Daily…
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Smaller surgery centers and community hospitals sometimes have a hard time attracting specialty surgeons even if the hospital offers lucrative salaries and a promising patient volume. Here are a three ways hospitals in smaller communities are successfully recruiting orthopedic surgeons.
Michael Weiss, DO, is the chief spine surgeon at Laser Spine Institute Scottsdale (Ariz.), where he treats his patients who have conditions such as spinal arthritis, pinched nerves, bulging discs, herniated discs and sciatic nerve compression. He has also served…
It's important for orthopedic and spine practices to negotiate good contracts with payors to receive the highest level of reimbursement possible. Here are six techniques for orthopedic and spine practices to achieve the best rates during payor negotiations.
Have your orthopedic and spine surgery center’s website professionally done by a company that will update it regularly, says Bill Rabourn, founder and managing principal of Medical Consulting Group in Springfield, Mo. Some management companies are better than others for…
Several companies and surgery center collaborators received the 2010 Community Collaboration Award from The Summit Foundation for sponsoring Free Surgery Day in Vail, Colo., according to a Summit Daily report.
Damion James, a small forward for the New Jersey Nets, will receive surgery for a broken right foot at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, according to a hospital news release.
Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute has signed an agreement with Voyant Health to license the company's integrated technologies, according to a Voyant Health news release.
Wenzel Spine, an Austin, Texas-based spinal fusion device company, has hired Jon Luedke as executive vice president, according to a company news release.
Theken Spine, an Akron, Ohio-based maker of implantable hardware for spinal fusion surgery, has been approved for a $200,000 Rapid Outreach grant from the Ohio Controlling Board, according to a Medcity News report.