For physicians:1. Increased demand for physicians. With 32 million more Americans expected to enter the health insurance market, demand should rise, especially for primary care physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. This occurred when Massachusetts passed its statewide universal health care…
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New Hampshire Magazine has named Joshua A. Siegel, MD, of Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Exeter, N.H., as a "top doctor" in its April 2010 issue, according to a report by Foster's Daily Democrat.
Mariam Hakim-Zargar, MD, has opened a new practice, New England Orthopedic Center in Torrington, Conn., according to a report in The Register Citizen.
Cornerstone Healthcare Partners, a developer and operator of ASCs, diagnostic imaging centers and urgent care centers, has signed a contract with the Orthopedic Institute, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to manage its Tower Surgery Center and Orthopedic Hospital. Under the agreement,…
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.) has agreed to a $6.35 million settlement to resolve allegations that it inflated charges to Medicare patients to obtain higher reimbursements from the federal program.
Atlantic Orthopedics has opened a new, expanded office in Leland, N.C., at The Villages at Brunswick Forest, according to a report from WECT News 6.
The Food and Drug Administration is attempting to determine if it has the authority to re-evaluate and possibly reverse its decision to clear a knee device that was previously cleared despite objections from FDA scientists and managers, according to a…
Bovie Medical Corp., a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products based in Melville, N.Y., has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its proprietary BOSS bipolar sintered steel coagulation device, which could lead to shorter recovery times…
The House of Representatives on Sunday passed on a vote of 219-212 the same version of the health reform bill the U.S. Senate passed in Dec. 2009, opening the way for full enactment of the bill, according to the Wall…
A recent study by an orthopedic spine surgeon with Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates and Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., found while many patients believe surgeons select surgical implants based on preference, most said they trusted their surgeons would choose…