Kevin J. Bozic, MD, vice chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, was recently named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Council on Research and Quality.
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Medfx Corp. in Warwick, R.I., a professional services, systems integration and software engineering organization, and Community Health Alliance, a Virginia-based non-profit, have announced a partnership to implement the statewide health information exchange, ConnectVirginia.
The average cost for a 180-day episode of total knee replacement for Medicare patients is $22,611, while that figure is $25,872 for patients with commercial health insurance — a 14 percent difference, according to a report from the Health Care…
What does it mean to be a top-performer, exactly? The phrase is often spoken with implicit meaning, but ask any two people and you'll likely hear different definitions. To help clarify what "top performance" looks like in healthcare right now,…
Scott Trenhaile, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Associates, was selected to serve as program faculty at the 29th Annual San Diego Shoulder Institute's course in June, according to a Rockford Register Star report.
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Five pain management physicians discuss epidural steroid injections for pain treatment.
Washington Nationals pitching prospect Sammy Solis will undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, performed by Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, according to an MSN report..
The orthopedic surgeons at All-Star Orthopaedics in Dallas recently performed a total knee replacement on former Cincinnati Bengals player Ickey Woods.
John Hocker, MD, former chief of orthopedics at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., recently died of pancreatic cancer, according to a report in The Florida Times-Union.
A Stanford University study reveals that a low dose of the opioid antagonist naltrexone significantly reduces daily pain in patients with fibromyalgia, according to a Medscape News report.