A majority of medical liability premiums has remained stable or dropped in 2009, according to a Medical Liability Monitor survey cited in a report by AMEDNews.
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Medtronic saw an 8 percent increase in total revenue and a 4 percent increase in spinal revenue in the second quarter of its fiscal year, compared with the same period last year, according to a report from Medtronic.
Ophthalmology and orthopedic surgery have the highest rates of incorrect procedures within the OR, according to a study in the Archives of Surgery.
The U.S. market for trauma fixation devices, accounting for nearly $3 billion in sales, will continue to grow rapidly in the next five years, despite the current economic slowdown, according to a release by Millennium Research Group.
San Francisco-based SpineGuard, a medical device start-up company, has named Alan Olson, founder and former president of Danek Medical, as director, according to a SpineGuard news release.
The North Carolina Medical Society, along with other state physician groups, oppose a contract addendum sent by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina that the physicians say would allow the insurance provider to change fees at any time and…
Nationally, just 1-3 percent of spine surgeries are performed in an outpatient center, but Robert S. Bray Jr., MD, believes that rate will climb in the next decade as surgeons, payors and patients alike discover the lower costs and high…
The FDA issued 44 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in October, according to a report by the FDA.
Mark B. Kabins, MD, a Las Vegas spine surgeon, has pleaded guilty to "concealing fraud" in an investigation of attorneys who allegedly took kickbacks from physicians for settling malpractice lawsuits, according to a statement from the Justice Department.
DGIMED Ortho has received 510(k) clearance on its Drill and Intramedullary Nail System, according to a release from DGIMED Ortho.