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A Review of 100 Anti-Kickback and Self-Referral Settlements and Cases; The Erosion of Independent Medical Practice; Outpatient Trends – Six Key Issues; 10 Legal Issues Facing ASCs; Bobby Knight, Tucker Carlson, Lt. Colonel Bruce Bright and 95 Other Speakers; Co-Management…

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.

The Federal Trade Commission will temporarily exempt physicians from the Red Flags Rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 31 after several delays, according to a report by AHA News Now.

William Macaulay, MD, has worked with for 11 years with Columbia Orthopaedics, where he currently serves as chief of the division of adult reconstruction, director of the center for hip and knee replacement and Anne Youle Stein professor of clinical…

Here are four statistics on spine surgeon compensation, according to the 2008 and 2009 Physician Compensation Survey conducted by the American Medical Group Association.

A joint venture orthopedic surgery center being developed by Raleigh (N.C.)  Orthopaedic Clinic and Rex Healthcare, also based in Raleigh, has proposed adding two procedure rooms to its original plans for the facility at the cost of $4.3 million, according…

Adena Health System, based in Chillicothe, Ohio, is opening a new 20-bed Orthopedic/Spine Unit in its new Northeast Wing today, according to a report by the Chillicothe Gazette.