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.
Uncategorized
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.
Here is a list of the number of ambulatory surgeries performed in the United States in 2006 (with figures rounded to the nearest hundred thousand for procedures with volumes greater than 1 million) by facility type and location, according to…
Here is a list of the number of ambulatory surgeries performed in the United States in 2006 (with figures rounded to the nearest hundred thousand for procedures with volumes greater than 1 million) by procedure category, according to the National…
The Medical Group Management Association has released a free white paper titled "Meeting the Challenge of Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting," which analyzes the evolution of patient safety and discusses management issues related to providing quality care in…
Advertisement
This advisory opinion relates to the start up of two simultaneous ASCs, one by a surgeon owned LLC and one by a hospital. The plan, as indicated in the advisory opinion, is to merge the two ASCs as they become…
Here are 15 hip surgeons and specialists to know.
Gregg T. Nicandri, MD, and Wakenda Tyler, MD, will be joining the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center department of orthopedics and rehabilitation to help the medical center fill the growing patient demands in sports medicine and adult reconstructive surgery,…
Synthes will market and distribute Kensey Nash Corp.'s extracellular matrix, porcine-derived tissues for reconstructive surgical applications, according to a release from Synthes.
AAOS President Joseph Zuckerman, MD, says he has told AMA executives that he is unhappy with the organization's endorsement last month of the U.S. House's healthcare reform bill.