The American Hospital Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's False Claims Act decision, saying it would encourage dubious lawsuits, according to a report by AHA News Now.
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The 10,000th case has been performed using SpineGuard's PediGuard device for safer pedicle screw placement in spine surgery, according to a news release from the company.
Changes are needed in the programs that train orthopedic surgeons to ensure these doctors are adequately trained, according to a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, published in the January issue of the Journal of…
The federal government reports that healthcare spending in 2008 rose 4.4 percent from the year before, the slowest pace since 1980, according to a report in Health Affairs.
A study published in the Jan. 2010 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that the risk of early postoperative mortality was slightly increased for the first 26 days after the elective surgery, down significantly from previous…
Premier Orthopaedic Associates in Vineland, N.J., will soon open a one-room ASC featuring the largest operating room in the county, according to a report by the Daily Journal.
HHS has issued two sets of proposed regulations that clarify standards hospitals, physicians and other providers must meet to be eligible for $14.1 billion and $27.3 billion in funding under the HITECH Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 1867 (pdf), which is designed to help physicians, non-physician practitioners and hospitals, as well as Medicare Administrative Contractors, to help prevent misuse of modifiers used to identify adverse events and…
Panama City, Fla.-based orthopedic surgeon Weems Roland McArthur, MD, passed away on Dec. 29, 2009, after a three-month battle with pulmonary fibrosis, according to a report from WJHG News.
Physicians at one of Mayo Clinic's primary-care clinics in Glendale, Ariz., will stop accepting Medicare as payment for services, according to a report in BusinessWeek.