Northshore Orthopedics Associates in Houston has signed an agreement with Versa Card to open an outpatient spine injury treatment center, according to a release from Versa Card.
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US Spine is launching the Preference 2 Complex Spine System, a hook, rod and pedicle screw system, according to a release from the company.
Scientia, a consultant specializing in growth strategies for companies, predicts strong future growth in the market for implanted technologies that deliver electrical stimulation for treatment for nerve-related disorders, according to a release from Scientia Advisors.
Recovery audit contractor audits starting in Florida include hospital outpatient codes and differ from codes targeted in initial RAC auditing in South Carolina, according to a report by AHA News.
GE Healthcare is about to release a new MRI that has a wider tube to accommodate obese and claustrophobic patients, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Due to a software problem, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requesting that the public resubmit comments made on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, originally submitted through www.regulations.gov, according to a CMS news…
David Polly, MD, a University of Minnesota orthopedic surgeon, has resigned from the board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons following controversy regarding his more than $1 million in consulting fees from Medtronic, according to a report in the…
Healthcare providers are seeing revenues drop due to decreased demand for less urgent or elective care, more patients unable to pay their medical bills, significant losses in investment income, less charitable giving and cuts in state and federal health care…
The Obama administration and Congress appear to be "convinced" that orthopedic surgeons and other specialists are overpaid and drive up the cost of healthcare without improving outcomes, according to a blog by Jeffrey Binder, the CEO of Biomet.
OrthoPediatrics, based in Warsaw, Ind., has received $2 million from the State of Indiana to commercialize its Quiet Cast Removal System, according to a release from OrthoPediatrics.