President Barack Obama's $3.77 trillion budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year, if approved, would raise overall federal spending about 6 percent above the current sequester rates, but it would cut Medicare's budget by an estimated $370 billion through reduced…
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Hospitals and health systems today are confronted by a number of challenges that could ultimately impact how they deliver care. From reduced reimbursement to increased government scrutiny and anticipated provider shortages, we anticipate the future forecast for these providers will…
Keith Meister, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann at Trinity Park Surgery Center in Arlington, Texas, according to an MLB report.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has partnered with Touch of Life Technologies to develop a virtual reality-based shoulder simulator to train and evaluate orthopedic residents in shoulder arthroscopy surgery, according to a Market Watch report.
Martin Schiavenato, PhD, RN, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar, has invented a machine to assess pain in premature infants and potentially protect them from its negative developmental effects, according to a press release from the foundation.
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CMS and OIG have published proposed rules in the Federal Register that seek to extend the existing Stark Law Exception and Anti-Kickback Statue Safe Harbor and make them applicable to the donation of electronic health records through 2016.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Timothy T. Davis, MD, will give a presentation titled "Intradiscal Biologics Injections for Mild to Moderate Degenerative Disc Disease."
CMS and OIG have published an advanced copy of proposed rules that, if enacted, would extend the existing Stark Law Exception and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor and make them applicable to the donation of electronic health records through 2016.
Boston Children's Hospital has announced the launch of its Female Athlete Program, which is designed to address sports medicine issues specifically for women, according to a report by The Daily Free Press.
Guido Marra, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will perform surgery on Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter to repair his dislocated left shoulder, according to a report by The Salt Lake Tribune.