Currently, 15 states have fully opted out of the federal requirement for physician supervision of anesthesia, and one — Colorado — has opted out for specific hospitals. Meanwhile, two more states, Utah and New Jersey, are actively considering the opt-out.…
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The use of bone morphogenic protein-binding peptide in conjunction with BMP could produce satisfactory fusion outcomes while reducing the costs and side-effects associated with BMP use, according to an article published in Spine.
Surgeons from Arizona Orthopaedic Associates in Phoenix have partnered with Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., to perform anterior hip replacements, according to an Arizona Orthopaedic Associates news release.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of Smith & Nephew in the patent litigation brought by Kinetic Concepts relating the RENASYS –F dressing kit, according to a company news release.
Physicians are dissatisfied with Medicare reimbursement, though they show little consensus for major proposals to reform, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Christian A. Woodbury, MD, a hand and wrist physician has joined the San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, according to a practice news release.
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Arthur Rettig, MD, a sports medicine physician with Methodist Sports Medicine/The Orthopedic Specialists, has earned several honors for his work as team physician for various Indiana teams. This past year, the Indiana Football Coaches Association inducted Dr. Rettig into its…
Health insurance providers are grappling over how to best insure the growing population of young marathon runners who have more injuries due to training, according to a New York Times report.