Summa Health System is now providing team physicians for varsity athletic teams at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, according to a university news release.
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Obese patients receiving extreme lateral interbody fusion for degenerative disease of the lumbar and thoracic spine do not have more complications than non-obese patients, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Philadelphia's Rothman Institute announced that Holy Redeemer Health System and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, both located in Philadelphia, will become partial owners of the Bucks County Specialty Hospital in Bensalem, Penn., according to a Citybizlist report.
Ezriel Kornel, MD, a spine surgeon with Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York in White Plains, N.Y., explains how and why he opted out of Medicare five years ago.
As a child in Huntsville, Ala., Andrew Gregory, MD, FAAP, FACSM, enjoyed playing soccer and tennis as well as running track. Today, as an orthopedic surgeon and member of the ACSM Youth Sports and Health Committee, Dr. Gregory has a…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Incorrect coding can lead to several difficulties within a practice, including denied claims, practice audits and decreased revenues. Wendy Owens-Frierson, CHM, CHI,…
After completing data analysis as part of an ongoing assessment on patients receiving an outpatient lumbar discectomy at Centennial Lakes Surgery Center, an affiliate of Surgical Care Affiliates, in Edina, Minn., Jeffrey Dick, MD, has concluded that the procedure has…
Robert Gould, MD, a pain medicine physician, will join the Pain Management Center at Galion Community Hospital in Galion, Ohio, according to a Mansfield News Journal report.
Hanger Orthopedic Group reported net sales of $205.8 million for the second quarter of 2010, a 6.4 percent increase from the second quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
Orthofix will open its North American Operations and Education Center in Lewisville, Texas, on Aug. 12, according to a company news release.