Medtronic will consolidate its businesses into two operating units, one for cardiac and vascular products and the other for spinal, diabetes and surgical technologies, according to a news release from Medtronic.
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The Kleinert Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, a hand surgery practice based in Louisville, Ky., has named Bob Mackin as its CEO, according to a release from Kleinert Kutz and Associates.
A white paper by the Senior Center for Health and Security, a national organization based in Reston, Va., is endorsing physician-owned hospitals against proposals to "drive them completely out of existence," according to a release from Senior Center for Health…
A physical therapist in Troy, Mich., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in a scheme to bilk $1.6 million from Medicare, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, a Washington, D.C.-based orthopedic practice management consultant, and Fort Wayne, Ind.-based PearlDiver Technologies are offering claims-based analyses and reports to orthopedics practices, according to a release from Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers.
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At Medtronic's annual shareholder meeting, CEO Bill Hawkins defended the company's payments to and collaborations with physicians, saying the partnerships advance medical technology, according to a report in the Star Tribune.
For the first time in the nation, a Web tool is showing the average price paid by health plans to different providers for common healthcare services, according to a release from the office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
OrthopaediCare, a 17-physician orthopedics practice in Willow Grove, Pa., has bought a site for a new office in Chalfont, Pa. for $3.2 million, according to a release by BPG Properties.
Adam Freedhand, MD, FAAOS, has joined the Orthopedic Surgical Institute, a new practice in St. Helena, Calif., according to a report by the Napa Valley Register.
Wilson Asfora, MD, of Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery and Spine in Sioux Falls, S.D., received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) market clearance for a spinal implant to be used as a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device, according to a news…