Healthcare consumers' attitudes about medical care are at odds with "evidence-based medicine," the use of clinical evidence to create standards of care, according to a report by Health Affairs.
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Effective May 25, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deny all claims for collagen meniscus implant procedures, after the agency concluded that evidence showed the implant does not improve health outcomes, according to a report in MLN…
The average cots and lengths of hospital stay for patients undergoing spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis patients vary widely across the United States, according to a report in HealthDay.
Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Holdings has introduced the Zimmer Natural Nail Cephalomedullary Nail System, designed to help address fractures of the femur, especially intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures, to the European market, according to a Zimmer news release.
Wright Medical Group announced the full commercial launch of its VALOR Hindfoot Fusion Nail for fusion of the ankle joint, according to a Wright Medical news release.
A new AMA survey has found that 17 percent of physicians are limiting the number of Medicare patients in their practices, partly due to the on-and-off-again possibility that their Medicare fees would drop by 21.3 percent, according to a release…
States may be forced to slash Medicaid reimbursements yet more next year, after generous federal enhancements are due to end, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
Anulex Technologies has announced the first closing of its fifth round of private equity financing which will total a minimum of $20 million, according to a press release.
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Medtronic voluntarily disclosed payments of $15.7 million in royalties and consulting fees to nearly 230 physicians in the first quarter of 2010, according to a report by MinnPost.