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Orthofix International posted third-quarter sales of $135.1 million, up 4 percent from the same period in 2008, according to a release from Orthofix.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule with request for comments on stricter penalties issued for HIPAA violations under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, according to an HHS release.

House Democrats, following their Senate counterparts, have put a proposed Medicare pay fix for physicians into a separate bill from their health reform legislation, according to the Wall Street Journal Health Blog.

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics has made its first contribution to the Center for Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement for fellowship and resident education grants.

The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health doesn't do an adequate job policing product safety concerns with devices, according to a new report by the HHS Office of the Inspector General.

Third-quarter revenues for CryoLife increased 5 percent over the same period last year, to a quarterly record of $28.2 million, according to a release from the company.

Canadians wait an average of 113 days for medically necessary treatment, and the specialty with the longest wait is orthopedic surgery, posting an average wait of 33.7 weeks between referral by a primary care physician and treatment, according to a…

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina has consolidated the main offices for each of its seven specialty centers into a single 100,000-square-foot campus, according to an OrthoCarolina news release.

Banner Health's Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., has recruited J. Hunt Udall, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, according to AZ Central.

The OMeGA Medical Grants Association will spend $2 million to fund 44 orthopedic fellowships and 21 orthopedic residency positions for the 2009-2010 academic year, according to a release by Zimmer Holdings, which funds OMeGA.