Cardo Medical has introduced the Align 360 Total Knee system, according to a release from the company.
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Eric Heiden, MD, the five-time Olympic gold medalist in speed skating, is now an orthopedic surgeon treating a new generation of Olympic speed skaters, according to a feature story by the New York Times.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found tens of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries and providers involved in potential fraudulent purchases of controlled substances, abusive purchases of controlled substances or both in five states — California, Illinois, New York,…
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Over the last few years, there have been three interesting antitrust cases involving physician-owned hospitals. From a physician-owned hospital perspective, the outcome of the cases were an outright win, a settlement and a loss. A brief discussion of each is…
Two senators and two congressmen from New Jersey lobbied the FDA for approval of Menaflex, the orthopedic device whose Dec. 2008 approval is now being called into question by the FDA, according to a report by the Washington Examiner.
Greensboro (N.C.) Orthopaedics will save $750,000 by consolidating operations at a single site, according to a report by the Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area.
A proposal for an association of doctors to set up a network to advertise services and provide referrals would not incur prosecution under the Medicare anti-kickback statute, according to an advisory opinion of the Office of the Inspector General of…