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Nationally, just 1-3 percent of spine surgeries are performed in an outpatient center, but Robert S. Bray Jr., MD, believes that rate will climb in the next decade as surgeons, payors and patients alike discover the lower costs and high…

Mark B. Kabins, MD, a Las Vegas spine surgeon, has pleaded guilty to "concealing fraud" in an investigation of attorneys who allegedly took kickbacks from physicians for settling malpractice lawsuits, according to a statement from the Justice Department.

DGIMED Ortho has received 510(k) clearance on its Drill and Intramedullary Nail System, according to a release from DGIMED Ortho.

Twelve specialty societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists and others whose members include pain physicians, have joined together to maintain coverage for facet joint injection procedures for Medicare beneficiaries in the areas covered by Noridian Administrative Service, according to…

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Jaya H. Maddur, MD, a gastroenterologist based in Sierra Vista, Ariz., agreed to pay the U.S. government $400,000 to settle claims he submitted false claims to TRICARE, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney General's office.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons have announced their opposition to the health reform bill recently released by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, according to a release from AANS.

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John B. Weltmer Jr., MD, formerly a solo orthopedic surgeon, has joined Tesson Heights Orthopedic & Arthroscopic Associates in St. Louis, according to a report by South Country Times.

The 91-bed Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, W.Va., has opened a new orthopedics wing, according to a report by the Register Herald.