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Researchers at Loyola University Health System have found that high-risk orthopedic surgery patients had significantly shorter hospital stays when seen by hospitalists trained in managing complications from surgery, according to a release by Loyola University Health System.

R. Blake Curd, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is co-owner of the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Surgical Hospital, has announced his Republican candidacy for South Dakota's only U.S. House seat, according to a release from Dr. Curd.

Physicians are attempting to remove a provision in the Senate Finance Reform Committee's healthcare reform bill that would penalize physicians who administer the most tests and treatments to their patients, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released an update for Change Request 6528 for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies that maintain inventory at physicians' offices and the physicians who maintain the inventory, according to an…

A new study from the Medical Group Management Association found that total medical revenue for multi-specialty group practices dropped 1.9 percent in 2008, the first decrease in several years, according to an MGMA news release.

Acton, Mass.-based Allen Medical Systems has announced Carlos A. Guanche, MD, as the second speaker in its Surgeon Spotlight Series, which showcases interviews with top orthopedic surgeons, according to an Allen Medical news release.

CMS has issued an answer to a new frequently asked question regarding Recovery Audit Contractors. The question and answer is as follows:

An internal FDA memo suggests that the agency is already tightening its device-approval process, even before it completes its review of the process, following its finding that an orthopedic device may have been improperly approved, according to a report in…

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports that 33 states cut or froze Medicaid payment rates to providers in Fiscal Year 2009 and more (39) plan to do so in FY 2010, according to a release from the…

Life Spine has won FDA 510(k) marketing approval for its Sentinel Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic (OCT) System, according to a release from Life Spine.