Physical and occupational therapy services, along with athletic training, make up one of the most profitable ancillary service lines offered by orthopedic practices. As pressures mount against physician fees, especially for specialists, ancillary service lines are increasingly important to maintaining…
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Leading healthcare policymakers are excoriating the proposed three-year physician payment fix because it just puts a patch over systemic problems, according to a report by Politico.
Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer will eliminate 50 IT jobs, saying it will realign its information technology work worldwide, according to a report in The Journal Gazette.
Medtronic recorded revenue of $15.817 billion for the 2010 fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, an 8 percent increase over fiscal year 2009 revenue on both an as reported and constant currency basis, and exceeded $4 billion in revenue for…
Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Somersworth, N.H., will soon complete a renovation of its clinic that includes a 6,500-square-foot addition, according to a report by Foster's Daily Democrat.
Data from the MiDAS I clinical trial showed that patients undergoing Vertos Medical's mild procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis reported statistically significant improvement both physically and mentally, according to a Vertos news release.
Vishal Mehta, MD, a Chicago-area orthopedic surgeon, has developed and launched a new web-based tool designed to alert patients of physician office wait times, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The American Medical Association is urging insurers to adopt its "code of conduct" for health insurers, endorsed by 68 state and specialty societies, "to create consistent corporate practices that will bring transparency and accountability," according to a release by the…
Connecticut Family Orthopedics in Danbury is offering a new walk-in service called OrthoPROMPT, according to the NewsTimes.
Spinal equipment manufacturer X-spine has announced FDA clearance of its Fixcet Spinal Facet Screw System, according to a press release.