5 Payment Models for ACO Providers
As accountable care organizations form across the country, their leaders are still determining which payment arrangements best align the organization's physicians with performance improvements and...
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How Does the Rise of Computers in Exam Rooms Impact Patient Care?
The introduction of electronic health records is transforming the healthcare industry and patient care. With the advent of EHRs, a physician has a patient's medical history along with access to...
View ArticleAlphatec Spine Receives FDA Clearance for 2 Cervical, Fixation Devices
Spine device company Alphatec Spine has received FDA 510(k) market clearance for two new products, the Pegasus and the ILLICO FS Facet Fixation System, according to NASDAQ.The Pegasus is an anterior...
View ArticleSoft Tissue Regeneration Receives Market Approval for Rotator Cuff Repair Device
Orthopedic device company Soft Tissue Regeneration has received FDA clearance to market a device for rotator cuff repair.The device, the STR GRAFT, is a biodegradable scaffold for soft tissue...
View ArticleBiggest Coverage Issues for Spine Surgeons in 2013: Q&A With Dr. William...
William Taylor, MD, vice chairman of academic affairs and neurosurgeon at UC San Diego Health System, discusses the biggest coverage challenges for spine surgery heading into 2013. Dr. Taylor is also a...
View Article4 Marketing Mistakes for Medical Practices to Avoid in 2013
This article is written by Daniel Goldberg, CEO of Gold Medical Marketing.With each passing year the medical landscape is plagued with more and more landmines. Declining reimbursements, bundled...
View ArticleHarris Medical Center Orthopedic Hospital to Open September 2013
Bremerton, Wash.-based Harrison Medical Center's planned orthopedic hospital in Silverdale will open in September, according to a report from the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal.The hospital will...
View ArticleNew York Orthopedic Groups Merge to Form OrthoNY
Two large physician groups in New York have merged to form OrthoNY, according to a report from The Business Review.Northeast Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Associates of Saratoga have merged into one...
View ArticleAAOS Joins Appropriate Medical Decision Making & Healthcare Resources Use...
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has joined the Choose Wisely® campaign to promote appropriate medical decision making as well as use of healthcare resources, according to an AAOS Now...
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How All Spine Surgeons Can Meaningfully Contribute to Research: Q&A With Dr....
Kaveh Khajavi, MD, a spine surgeon with Georgia Spine & Neurosurgery Center discusses the most important areas of spinal research in the future and how more spine surgeons can become involved.Sign...
View Article5 Tips for Spine Surgeons to Prepare for New Payment Models
Here are five steps spine surgeons can take to prepare for accountable care organizations, bundled payments and other new payment models in the future.Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more...
View ArticleSaint Anne's Hospital Names Dr. Jerald Katz Chief of Orthopedics
Jerald Katz, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been named chief of orthopedics for Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass.Dr. Katz is certified to perform MAKOplasty knee and hip procedures. He has...
View ArticleTexas Spine & Joint Opens Urgent Care Clinic
Texas Spine & Joint will be opening an urgent care facility in Tyler, Texas, that will share facility space with an Azalea Orthopedics office, according to a report in the Tyler Paper.The urgent...
View ArticleLafayette General Health System Names Dr. E. Scott Yerger Medical Director of...
Lafayette General Health System has named E. Scott Yerger, MD, medical director for the total joint subspecialty, according to a report from The Advisor. In his new position, Dr. Yerger will develop...
View ArticleDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Features Dr. Robert Satcher
Robert L. Satcher Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon and former NASA astronaut, will be featured at the Medical College of Wisconsin's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, according to a report from...
View ArticleMedicare to Cover Paradigm Spine Coflex Technology in Select States
Paradigm Spine's Coflex interlaminar technology will now be covered by Medicare in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, according to International Business Times.Paradigm received a favorable Medicare...
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10 Key Factors for Spine Surgeons to Examine Before Signing Hospital Contracts
Before jumping on the hospital employment bandwagon, spine surgeons must consider all aspects of the contract before signing on the bottom line. If the conditions are right, spine surgeons could...
View Article6 Spine Experts From Beth Israel Join Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Six spine physicians from Beth Israel Medical Center in New York will be joining the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's department of orthopedics.Surgeons and physiatrists joining Mount Sinai are Michael...
View ArticleLife Spine Releases Lateral Retractor, Spacer Devices
Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Life Spine has issued a limited release of its CENTRIC Lateral Retractor and PLATEAU-X Lateral Spacer systems, according to Medical Design Online.The spinal device company...
View ArticleSonoma Orthopedics Launches VELOX Clavicle Fracture Repair System
Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Sonoma Orthopedic Products launched its VELOX clavicle fracture procedure, which uses the Sonoma CRx clavicle nail.The nail and procedure are designed to streamline the medial...
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