Due to a request from Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC, according to an FTC news release.
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A study by researchers at Kaiser Permanente study published in the November issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found that aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States…
South Texas Health Systems in McAllen, Texas, has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle claims that it paid kickbacks to physicians for referring patients to its hospitals, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Mark Herr, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Luther Midelfort Mayo Health System in Eau Claire, Wis., has been named an assistant professor of orthopedics for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., according to a release from Luther…
Twin City Orthopedics is planning to break ground on a new facility in Otsego, Minn., in early 2010 and open in the fall, according to a release by the Star News.
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Jack Beller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who practices in Chickasha, Okla., said low Medicare and Medicaid fees may drive physicians away from those programs, creating a physician shortage for the elderly and poor, according to a report in Norman Transcript.
Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates in Salisbury, Md., is adding a twelfth physician, Scott C. McGovern, MD, a spine surgeon, according to a release from Peninsula.
Health plans owned by physicians and hospitals are on the decline, according to a report by AMEDNews.
Construction has been completed on the 15,000-square-foot Brown Hand Center in Bedford, Texas, according to a news release by Veritas Medical Properties, the company that oversaw the center's construction.
Orthopedic surgeon James E. McSweeney, MD, has opened a new office in El Centro, Calif, to better serve patients in the Imperial Valley region of San Diego County, according to a report in the Imperial Valley Press.