A provision in the 2005 tax bill will require the Internal Revenue Service to begin withholding 3 percent of Medicare payments to healthcare providers as early as 2012, according to a report by American Medical News.
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The Rothman Institute, a 62-physician orthopedics practice in Philadelphia, has opened a specialty hospital in Bucks County, Pa., according to a report by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Proposed regulations endorsed by the N.J. Attorney General would bar physicians in the state from accepting any kind of gifts and would require them to report all but the smallest income from pharmaceutical and device companies, according to a release…
Employment rose 0.14 percent in hospitals and 0.16 percent in physicians' offices in November but fell 0.60 percent in outpatient care centers, which include ASCs, according to a release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Twenty-six new technologies, selected from a pool of 83, were recognized as the "Best New Technology for 2009" by a panel of 30 independent surgeons in San Francisco, according to a news release from Orthopedics This Week, the sponsor of…
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted preliminary approval of a $350 million settlement that would resolve a class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group by the American Medical Association and others, according to an…
As we head toward 2010, several hot topics are at the front of orthopedic and spine surgeons' minds. These include reimbursement, legislative and business issues that could be troublesome for physicians. With the dawn of healthcare reform, many of these…
Athrex Wins Current Round of Smith & Nephew's Patent Challenge of Its SutureTak or PushLock Products
Arthrex has won the current round of a legal battle with Smith & Nephew over patent rights to Athrex's SutureTak or PushLock products, according to a report by the Naples News.