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Ehigiator O. Akhigbe, MD, of Silver Spring, Md., was convicted on charges he overcharged the Washington, D.C., Medicaid program $133,000 for office visits and surgeries he never performed, according to a report in the Washington Post.

The Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., has changed its name to Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies, according to a report by the Reporter Herald.

The upcoming implementation of ICD-10 has been seen by many as a necessary update of a rapidly outdated system, whereas others feel that the changes are too sweeping to be enacted in only three years, according to a report in…

Warsaw, Ind.-based Symmetry Medical, an independent provider of products to the global orthopedic device industry and other medical markets, is restructuring its operations, including a facility consolidation and other staff reductions designed to increase operational efficiency and drive annualized cost…

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) has introduced an amendment to the Senate's healthcare reform bill that aims to reduce the cost and complexity of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal.

Limits on COBRA health insurance for the unemployed would be extended from nine to 15 months under legislation passed by the U.S. House, according to the Employment Law Update.

The Philadelphia Secret Service has entered into an investigation into the alleged theft of patient records from the University of Pennsylvania Health System, according to a report in the Philadelphia Daily News.

The Illinois Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on a case regarding the constitutionality of a medical malpractice damages cap, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec Holdings, the parent company of Alphatec Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, has into a definitive agreement to acquire Scient'x Groupe SAS, a spinal…

As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the health reform bill, a coalition of specialty societies has launched an advertising campaign to persuade wavering senators to vote against the bill, according to a release from the specialty societies.