Here are five tips make sure your orthopedic and spine surgery center are running efficiently and producing the best patient experiences.
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Neel Anand, MD, is the director of orthopedic spine surgery at The Spine center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and has pioneered a combination of procedures to correct adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis using minimally invasive techniques. The correction…
William Blair & Co. analyst has predicted that 2011 will be a difficult year for orthopedic device makers but a better year than 2010, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The number of total joint replacements among younger patients has increased significantly over the past decade, which means younger patients will need revision surgeries in the future, according to a report published in The Washington Post.
Total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal tumors of L4 or L5 can be achieved by combining the posterior-anterior approach, according to a study published in Spine.
Georgia Health System's Brunswick hospital has been approved to begin construction on a $10.9 million orthopedic and spine center, according to a report from The Florida Times-Union.
Portland Trail Blazers player Brandon Roy is currently seeking consultation with an NBA orthopedic surgeon to discuss the possibility of a rare surgical procedure for his knee, according to a CBS Sports news report.
Craig Della Valle, MD, a hip and knee surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently awarded the Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award for his research, according to a practice news release.
Kensey Nash, a regenerative medicine company based in Exton, Pa., has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Orteq Sports Medicine, a medical device company specializing in biodegradable polymer technology for meniscus repair, according to a Kensey Nash report.
Here are five best practices for significantly increasing profits at your orthopedic-driven ambulatory surgery center.