Carolina Spine Center, an interventional spine clinic, has opened in Hamlet, N.C., according to a report by the Daily Journal.
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Three veteran owners of orthopedic and spine ASCs share best practices on ensuring profitability, lessons they have learned and plans for the future.
1. There are approximately 25,500 orthopedic surgeons practicing in the United States, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Thirty-five states preserved or expanded health coverage for children and parents through Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs this year, according to a release from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking the AMA and several other non-profit healthcare organizations to reveal funding from pharmaceutical, medical device companies or the insurance industry, according to a letter Sen. Grassley sent the AMA.
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According to a new report from Millennium Research Group, Global Competitor Insights for Spinal Implants 2009, the global spinal implant market's top five companies — DePuy Spine, Medtronic Spinal and Biologics, Stryker Spine, Synthes Spine and Zimmer Spine — remain…
1. Orthopedic surgeons consider healthcare reform one of the largest concerns for 2010. According to Gary Brazina, MD, FACS, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who practices orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Marina del Rey, Calif., the uncertainty regarding healthcare reform…
Billerica, Mass.-based HydroCision, a leading designer, developer and distributor of fluidjet-based surgical tools, has launched its new low-profile SpineJet EndoResector for use in herniated disc procedures using its novel cutting-with-water fluidjet technology, according to a HydroCision news release.
Austin, Texas-based Ascension Orthopedics, a leader in orthopedic extremity implants, has named L. Robert Johnson Jr. as CFO and Clifton J. Seliga as senior vice president of marketing, according to an Ascension news brief.
Dreyer Medical Clinic has announced that Roy G. Henderson, MD, will join the department of orthopaedics at its Mercy campus in Aurora, Ill., according to a Dreyer news release.