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Doug Freedberg, MD, and Gary Waslewski, MD, are scheduled to perform knee surgery on Arizona Cardinals free safety Tyrann Mathieu, according to an AZ Central report.

A recent study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that the estimated lifetime societal savings of the approximately 250,000 rotator cuff repairs performed in the U.S. each year was $3.44 billion.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have delayed the meaningful use program roll-out of the EHR Incentive Program, according to a Spine on the Hill report.

Legislation that would shield physicians from a 24 percent Medicare reimbursement reduction next year would cost about $8.3 billion from 2014 to 2018, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.

The Federation of American Hospitals has asked its network of more than 1,000 hospitals to oppose the recently released federal budget deal, according to a report from The Hill.

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief found most Medicare patients have good access to physicians on a national level.

The incomplete roll-out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has left ambulatory surgery centers in limbo as they prepare for the coming year. Will they remain a feasible business model in the future?

Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Bone and Joint Center announced the unveiling of the region's first open MRI.

Aurora-based Colorado Orthopedic Consultants announced the addition of Jeffrey A. Arthur, DO, to its medical staff as a new partner.

Among the top 15 CPT codes identified for improper payment include CPT 99205 and 99215 for orthopedics procedures, according to a report from AAOS Now.