The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a far-reaching impact on the delivery and management of healthcare. The new rules and regulations are still being crafted; however, hospitals, surgery centers and physician practices can prepare for…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added eight HCPCS repair codes that may be billed separately in addition to the codes for replacement parts, accessories and supplies for prosthetic implants and surgically implanted DME previously listed in Change…
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) filed an amendment to the pending Wall Street reform legislation to repeal the health insurance industry's exemption from federal antitrust laws, after previously failing to get such a measure included into the healthcare reform law passed…
SI-BONE, Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based medical device company that is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical device to treat the sacroiliac joint, announced that the initial post-market clinical experience of its iFuse implant system will be presented at…
The Minnesota House approved $164 million in cuts for health and human service spending, but Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he would veto the bill because it raises taxes and its cuts need to be far greater, according to a…
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OrthoCarolina is an independent orthopedic practice based in Charlotte, N.C. With 80 physicians, 15 locations and 800 employees, it offers comprehensive orthopedic care including foot and ankle, hand, hip and knee, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine and pediatrics. It…
Lester Littell III, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has opened an orthopedic practice at the Physicians Office Building in Troy, Ala., according to a report by the Troy Messenger.
The Congressional Budget Office increased the projected cost of a permanent physician fee fix by 25 percent, perhaps making it more difficult for Congress to justify a long-term fix rather than passing short-term patches every month or two, according to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to Baxter Healthcare Corp. on April 30 ordering the company to recall and destroy all of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps currently in use in the United States, resulting from a…
Recent data presented at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting reinforces the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System, manufactured by Smith & Nephew, as a safe and effective hip resurfacing device, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.