Spine device manufactures, such as Stryker, Johnson & Johnson, Zimmer Holdings and Synthes, have reported pressure from insurance companies as a result of reimbursement rates, according to The Wall Street Journal news report.
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In many communities, sports medicine practices are seeing an increasing number of youth athletes with sports-related injuries. For physicians, this means considering different types of treatment based on growth-plate and muscle development, as well as new strategies for communicating with…
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor (Mich.) and St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (Calif.) have been recognized as Blue Cross Blue Shield's Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement as well as Center for Spine Surgery, according to a hospital…
Alphatec Holdings, a medical device company marketing treatment products for spinal disorders, reported $45.4 million in consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2010, a 54.5 percent increase over the second quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
John Dietz, MD, chairman of Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital in Indianapolis, is an integral part of his hospital's efforts to cut costs and achieve superior results in the march towards healthcare reform. In a July interview with Becker's Orthopedic & Spine…
Thomas Einhorn, MD, has been appointed to the NeoStem, an international biopharmaceutical company, medical advisory board, according to a NeoStem news release.
Smith & Nephew reported $959 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2010, a 4 percent increase from the revenue reported for the second quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
Matthew Eager, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisberg, Penn., and will be practicing with the SUN Orthopaedic Group, also in Lewisburg, according to a hospital news release.
Charlie DeCook, MD, has joined the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga., according to a clinic news release.
West End Orthopaedic Clinic and HCA Virginia's CJW Medical Center have broken ground on the construction of a 70,000 square-foot sports medicine and rehabilitation center located in Chesterfield County, Va., according to a Virginia Business report.