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Federal tort reform could reduce U.S. healthcare spending by $11 billion a year, according to a letter from the Congressional Budget Office to Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).

Celling Technologies has launched Res-Q device to isolate adult stem cells, which can be used for bone growth, according to a release from Celling.

Medicaid reimbursements to physicians and facilities could drastically decline, as could the number of eligible Medicaid enrollees, when federal stimulus funds currently used to help state Medicaid programs avoid these reductions runs out, according to a report by American Medical…

Iowa Health System, the largest integrated health system in the state, and Allscripts have launched a program to convert a majority of Iowa's physicians from paper prescriptions to electronic ones in order to cut down on costly medical errors, according…

The Medical Group Management Association and the American College of Medical Practice Executives appointed new board members at the MGMA 2009 Annual Conference in Denver, according to an MGMA news release.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has begun accepting applications from HIT vendors for preliminary certification of electronic health record products for hospitals that will be eligible for funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a…

OrthAlign has received a 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the KneeAlign disposable computer­assisted surgical navigation system for total knee arthroplasty procedures, according to a release by the company.

Duke University researchers have discovered a mechanism of bone formation in mice that works without inducing complementary bone breakdown, according to a report by UPI.

James A. Krcik, MD, a former standout baseball infielder at the University of Illinois-Chicago, recently joined Integrity Orthopedics in Tinley Park, Ill., according to the Orland Park (Ill.) Prairie.

Robin R. Young, CEO of PearlDiver, which analyzes life sciences industry data, said the fees that orthopedic device-makers would have to pay under health reform legislation would actually be a "good deal" for them, according to a report by the…