Benchmarking your ASC's transfer rates and examining data that explains why patients are transferred can help lower rates and increase the number of cases that stay in your surgery center. David Kelly, administrator of Samaritan North Surgery Center in Dayton,…
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Kevin Plancher, MD, is a physician with Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in New York City and founder of "The Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Livestyles," a non-profit foundation for encouraging healthy lifestyles and supporting the development of research and technology.
Craig Antell, DO, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Madison Avenue Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness in New York, which includes a sports medicine practice, discusses four ways sports medicine practices can negotiate more successful contracts with payors.
TranS1, a Wilmington, N.C.-based medical device company, reported third quarter total revenues at $6.3 million, an 8 percent decrease over the revenues reported for the third quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
The Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital has been named the 2010 Summit Award Winner for patient satisfaction by the Press Ganey Associates, according to an OrthoIndy news release.
Steven Shin, MD, a physician with the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed surgery on professional baseball player Derrek Lee, according to a Yahoo Sports news report.
Recovery expectations among workers' compensation patients with back pain can predict their recovery, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Texas Orthopedic Specialists will begin breaking ground on Friday for a new clinic in Bedford, Texas, after three years of planning, according to a Citybiz news report.
Three orthopedic surgeons who see patients at Samaritan Medical Center in Waterton, N.Y., have elected to stop treating patients at the hospital with fractures, dislocations and lacerations to the tendons, vessels and nerves, according to a local ABC news report.
Medtronic has teamed with Ziehm Imaging, a Nuremburg, Germany-based medical technology company, to combine 3D imaging technology with intraoperative navigation, according to a Ziehm news release.