Orthopedic and spine has always been a key service line for hospitals, and its impact on a hospital's bottom line has only grown in recent years as reimbursements for other stalwart hospital services lines, such as cardiology, face declining reimbursements…
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Nicola V. Hawkinson, DNP, RN and founder of SpineSearch, presented at a DePuy Spine workshop focusing on women's leadership in spine.
Lawrence Rothstein, MD, a Dayton, Ohio-based board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist with 19 malpractice suits against him, has filed for bankruptcy, according to a report by the Dayton Daily News.
Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, is currently a professor at Rush University Medical Center and the associate director of Rush Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. According to the Rush Orthopaedics website, Dr. Bush-Joseph is known among patients for his compassionate bedside manner — a…
Henry Shuey, MD, a neurosurgeon with a practice in Baltimore who served as chief of neurosurgery at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, has died, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
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8 Implications of Healthcare Reform on Orthopedic and Spine Practices The recently enacted healthcare reform legislation will affect all healthcare stakeholders — consumers, providers and employers — but sorting out the winners from the losers is an inexact science at…
Jerry Magone, MD, is the president and CEO of Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Consultants in West Chester, Ohio, where he has practiced since 1987. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who recognizes the value of recruiting quality physicians. In an…
Egon Doppenberg, MD, specializes in the treatment of brain and spine tumors and complex degenerative and traumatic spinal disorders at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill. An expert on minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures, he also serves as clinical assistant professor…
Lee Ansell, MD, a neurosurgeon at Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, Texas, is featured by Houston's Fox TV for performing a procedure to relieve the rare condition of pudendal nerve entrapment.
