For physician-owned hospitals, the healthcare reform bill and its impact is very clear and very negative. For ASCs, there is much less direct impact and the long-term impact is much less clear.
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Custom Spine has received FDA clearance to market PATHWAY ACIF, an anterior cervical interbody spacer, which compliments the company's low-profile anterior cervical plate system, Regent ACP, released this past November, according to a Custom Spine news release.
RTI Biologics, an Alachua, Fla.-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, has entered into an agreement with Reimbursement Principles, a full service consulting group specializing in medical device reimbursements, which includes the development of a toll-free hotline…
Aesculap Implant Systems, a member of the B. Braun group of companies, has launched the Spyder Minimally Invasive Spinal Retractor System, an innovative retractor system indicated for use in the lumbar spine with Aesculap Spine's S4 Pedicle Screw System, according…
A tax extenders bill, approved by the Senate on March 10, included a six-month extension of Medicaid funding provided by the previous stimulus plan, extending the measure through June 2011, according to a report in American Medical News.
Staffing and labor, along with supply costs, is one expense that orthopedic and spine practices can control. If mismanaged, high costs in this area can affect a practice's revenue.William R Pupkis, CEO of Capital Region Orthopaedics in Albany, N.Y., discusses…
Here are five changes and improvements orthopedic and spine practices can make immediately to improve profits in their practices.
The Supreme Court of Georgia has struck down the state's legislated limit on noneconomic damages for professional liability cases, according to a release from the Georgia Hospital Association.
As President Obama signed the sweeping healthcare reform overhaul bill into law, some states are planning to challenge it in court. Already, several states have moved in that direction, arguing the bill's individual mandate oversteps the federal government's constitutional powers…
Lee Memorial Health System is creating a co-management relationship with orthopedic surgeons to help run the surgical department at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., according to the Naples News.