Ben Shappley is president, CEO and director of Amedica Corp., an orthopedic implant company focused on using silicon nitride ceramic technologies to develop spine and total joint implants. Mr. Shappley has more than 26 years of orthopedic and neurosurgical implant…
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The Senate is not expected to vote on a proposed Medicare physician fee-fix before Friday, three days after CMS will start applying a required 21.3 percent cut to physician claims, according to the chief lobbyist for the AMA.
The Senate will not vote on a proposed Medicare physician fee-fix before Tuesday, when CMS will have to begin processing bills with a 21.3 percent cut, according to a report by the Hill.
A poll of physicians found only 12.5 percent of them supported the AMA's viewpoint on proposed coverage expansions in last year's health reform, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
OrthoCarolina, based in Charlotte, N.C., has announced it has added orthopedic urgent care services to its Matthews, N.C., office.
Tornier, an orthopedic extremity device manufacturer, has filed for a $205 million IPO, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and industry reports.
South Florida Spine Institute has relocated into a new, 9,000-square-foot facility in Miami Beach, Fla., according to a news release by the spine practice.
The Senate Democratic leadership wants to add the three-and-a-half-year Medicare physician fee-fix into its tax extenders bill, according to a report by the Hill.
Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks have become more jittery about lending money…
Integra LifeSciences announced its Vu a-POD device has been implanted in more than 800 patients in the United States.