St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., entered into a collaborative partnership with the Commack, N.Y.-based Orthopedic Associates of Long Island.
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In 2010, the Integrated Health Association launched a bundled payment program for orthopedic procedures in the state that would cover commercially-insured individuals younger than 65. At the time, the program was widely accepted at hospitals across the state and…
Twenty-four percent of consumers ages 18 to 29 are uninsured, despite the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's requirement that all Americans get coverage, according to a recent survey from Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
There has been rapid growth in enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans over the past four years, with 15.7 million beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2014, according to recent data analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Christopher P. Ames, MD (University of California San Francisco Medical Center). Dr. Ames is director of spinal tumor and spinal deformity surgery at UCSF Medical Center. He also serves as co-director of the Neurospinal Disorders Program and the UCSF SpineCenter.…
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Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD (Beaumont Orthopaedic Center, Royal Oak, Mich.). Dr. Fischgrund is the chief of orthopedic surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and health system chairman of orthopedic surgery. He has spent 21 years on the faculty and serves…
Jens R. Chapman, MD (UW Medicine Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle). Dr. Chapman is the Hansjoerg Wyss Endowed Chair in the department of orthopedics and adjunct professor in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He…
William H. Dillin, MD (Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles). Dr. Dillin is a spine surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Spine Center, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to spine disease. He is a member of several professional…
Thomas J. Errico, MD (Hospital for Joint Disease, New York City). Dr. Errico is chief of the division of spine surgery at New York University and The Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is also a full professor of both orthopedic…
The National Football League medical professionals are partnering with their counterparts in FIFA for better identification, management and treatment in athletes with concussions, according to a Times Free Press report.