Anthony Galea, MD, the controversial physician who was slated to moderate the North American Platelet-Rich Plasma Symposium in Toronto, will be replaced, according to a New York Daily News report.
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As part of the 2011 CPT code changes, there are several updates for coding wound debridement, according to an AAOS Now report.
At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 11, 2011, Marion Jenkins, PhD, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies, and Todd Logan, Vice President of Sales - Western Region, SourceMedical Solutions, gave a…
A follow-up survey from the Medical Group Management Association shows that many medical groups and physician practices have not finalized software upgrades necessary for the transition to HIPAA Version 5010 electronic standards, according to an MGMA news release.
The newly developed type 1 collagen-hydroxyapatite nanostructured biomimetic osteochondral scaffold for regenerating cartilage and subchondral bone was shown an effective procedure in the pilot study, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Wiemi Douguih, MD, team physician for the Washington Nationals, will perform shoulder surgery on Nationals' first baseman Adam LaRoche, according to a report from The Examiner.
Derek Beresford Thorpe, MD, a diagnostic radiologist from Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested for allegedly for illegally distributing painkillers in Savannah, Ga., according to a report by the Savannah Morning News.
Otis Brawley, MD, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society, discussed potential treatments for tailbone pain in a CNN blog post.
A registered nurse in Kansas has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for helping to divert the opiods oxycodone and oxycontin, according to a report by the Topeka Capital-Journal.
Woody Runner, CEO of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic gave a presentation the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 9, where he discussed the billing and payment cycles. There are multiple points of failure and…