Hill-Rom Holdings, based in Batesville, Ind., has named John J. Greisch as president and CEO, effective Jan. 8, 2010, according to a Hill-Rom news release.
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Warsaw, Ind.-based Biomet reported that net sales increased 8 percent during the second fiscal quarter ended Nov. 30, 2009, to $695.6 million from $642.8 million during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, according to a Biomet news release.
San Clemente, Calif.-based VertiFlex, a manufacturer of minimally-invasive and motion-preserving spinal surgery technologies, has named Scott L. Blumenthal, MD, and A. Nick Shamie, MD, as co-medical directors of the company, according to a VertiFlex news release.
The West Chester (Ohio) Medical Center has named Timothy Kremchek, MD, as its medical director for orthopedics, according to a report by the Business Courier.
Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Holdings had named Jeffrey B. Paulsen as group president of global business, and he will oversee Zimmer Spine, Zimmer Dental, Zimmer Trauma and Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, according to the release.
President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress have agreed on a fast-track alternative to the traditional House-Senate conference committee to reconcile the Senate and House health reform bills, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Michael Jablonover, MD, MBA, FACP, has been named the new president and CEO of James Lawrence Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Hospital in Woodlawn, Md., according to a news release from the University of Maryland Medical System.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has announced the appointment of 17 members to the new Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, according to a GAO news release.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that a number of payment provisions, including the Therapy Cap Exceptions Process and Allowing Independent Laboratories to Bill for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients, expired…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 1875 (pdf) to clarify which consultation codes were no longer accepted as of Jan. 1, 2010, according to a report in MLN Matters.