Beebe Medical Center (Lewes, Del.). Eight orthopedic surgeons staff Beebe Medical Center's James P. Marvel, Jr. Orthopaedic Unit, which provides comprehensive orthopedic services. This 150-bed hospital was recently named one of the best hospitals in the nation for orthopedic care…
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Newbridge Spine & Pain Center has opened for business in Frederick, Md., according to a report by the Frederick News-Post.
Here are 25 knee surgeons to know. James Andrews, MD (Andrews Sports Medicine, Birmingham, Ala.). Dr. Andrews is one of the founding members of Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., and the founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute, a…
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to cancel the planned 21.2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians for 2010 and replace the sustainable growth rate formula that produced it, according to MedScape.
The new Category 1 CPT Code 29581, "Application of multi-layer venous wound compression system, below knee," goes into effect on Jan. 1, according to a release by Smith & Nephew.
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In an interview, Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO of the Billings (Mont.) Clinic and a former commissioner of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, said reducing healthcare costs will be crucial for health reform, according to a report by KULR TV in Billings.
Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
Cleveland Clinic's Lakewood Hospital has opened its newly renovated orthopedic unit as part of multi-year plan that includes converting to all patient rooms to private and creating centers of excellence, according to a report in MedCity News.
1. Orthopedics accounts for around 16 percent of the total case volume mix in surgery centers, second behind GI/endoscopy (25 percent), ophthalmology (18 percent) and pain management (17 percent). The average surgery center performs 4,869 cases annually, which would average…
Orthopedic surgeon Alan Nasar, MD, has been named director of orthopedics of Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Freehold, N.J., according to a report by APP.com.