Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital, a hospital owned by the physician practice OrthoIndy in Indianapolis, has been developing a contingency plan for growth despite restrictions from the 2010 healthcare reform law, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.
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The decision by the AMA CPT Committee to bundle fluoroscopic guidance into certain pain procedure codes has significant implications for pain physicians and ambulatory surgery centers, says Frank J.E. Falco, MD, executive vice president of American Society of Interventional Pain…
Brian Cole, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently discussed his use of platelet-rich plasma injections for Olympic athlete Bob Berland in an NBC Chicago report, according to an MOR news release.
Foundation Surgical Hospital in Houston has partnered with John West Therapy Services, a provider of inpatient and outpatient services with an emphasis on orthopedics and sports medicine, according to a hospital news release.
Allen Skipper, executive director of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, was recognized as the Executive Director of the Year by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS Now report.
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Fotios P. Tjoumakaris, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine physician, has joined Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, according to a practice news release.
Here are five studies on treating rotator cuff tears. The studies were published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine unless otherwise noted.
A study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine World Congress found that college-age athletes who suffer concussions perform more poorly on tests for verbal memory, according to an ACSM news release.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham (Ala.), was recently named the 2010-2011 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year by the Southern Orthopaedic Association SEC Program, according to an Auburn Football report.
Last Thursday, orthopedic surgeons, patients and researchers visited Capitol Hill to encourage members of Congress to maintain President Obama's budget proposal, which includes a 3.2 percent increase in funding to the National Institute of Health for the next fiscal year,…