After Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina released revised guidelines on coverage for spinal fusions in Sept. 2010, leaders of orthopedic and spine societies from around the country collaborated on a formal response. In a letter, written largely by…
The Latest
There are many decisions ambulatory surgery center administrators and physicians partners need to make before entering into a merger or acquisition. Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., has helped more than 200 ASCs through the process by representing the seller…
Tim McAdams, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Stanford University Medical Center in Redwood City, Calif., and a team physician for the San Francisco 49ers. He has also served as a team physician for the Stanford men's basketball team and…
Here are four key factors in maintaining a profitable orthopedic surgery center.
Here are 16 orthopedic surgeons who recently treated professional athletes.
Interventional Spine, an Irvine, Calif.-based spine device company, recently appointed Brit DuBois vice president of distributor relations, according to a practice news release.
Joyce Tarbet, MD, a sports medicine physician, recently joined Murray County Medical Center in Slayton, Minn., according to a Fulda Free Press news report.
Sean M. McFadden, DO, an orthopedic sports medicine specialist, has joined Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic in Orlando, Fla., according to a General Florida report.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a product liability lawsuit against Stryker over the now-recalled Trident hip implant, according to a Mass Device new report.
Data collected from medicolegal suits can provide information regarding the morbidity associated with cervical spine surgery, which can lessen the patients' expectations and limit the spine surgeon's liability, according to an article published in Spine.