8 Statistics on How Orthopedic Surgeons Approach Cost of Care
Here are eight statistics on how orthopedic surgeons approach cost of care when treating patients based on the Medscape's Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation Report: 2012 Results.1. 30...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Funding Announced
Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, HHS will pay 100 percent of states' cost to insure certain newly eligible adult Medicaid beneficiaries in states that expand the program, according to a final rule issued by the...
View Article5 Statistics on Medicare Beneficiary Readmissions After Spine Surgery for...
A study published in Spine randomly selected 5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries that had undergone decompression surgery for spinal stenosis and analyzed readmission rates.The study found:•   In...
View ArticleAmerican Medical Women's Association Honors Dr. Kimberly Templeton
The American Medical Women's Association has honored Kimberly J. Templeton, MD, with the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, according to an AAOS Now report.Dr. Templeton has been President of the US Bone and...
View Article4 Mazor Robotics' Renaissance Spine Systems Acquired by Hospital Corporation
Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor Robotics will sell four of its Renaissance spine systems to a major U.S. hospital corporation for acute-care use in four U.S. markets.Twenty-six Renaissance systems are in...
View ArticleAxioMed Spine Receives Patent for Trapezoidal Disc Replacement Implant
Garfield Heights, Ohio-based AxioMed Spine Corp. received a U.S. patent for the trapezoidal shape of its spinal disc replacement.The patented shape was designed to be closer to natural spinal disc...
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Incorporating Weight-Bearing MRI Into Spine Practices: Q&A With Dr. Douglas...
Douglas Smith, MD, founder of Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants, discusses what it takes to incorporate weight-bearing MRI into spine practices.Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage...
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Debunking the Myth of Doctor Reviews: Why Healthcare Providers Shouldn't...
This article is written by Oliver Kharraz, co-founder of ZocDoc.In 2012, tension over online doctor reviews ran high. As the New York Times reported, physicians were turning to third-party reputation...
View Article10 Statistics on Reoperation After Spine Surgery for Disc Herniation
A study recently published in Spine examined the reoperation rate for patients undergoing spine surgery for disc herniation.Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your...
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8 Strategies to Overcome Decreasing Spine Surgery Reimbursements
Spine surgeons have seen reimbursements drop over the past few years, and will likely continue to experience downward pressure in the future. Medicare recently announced a 2 percent reimbursement...
View ArticleMedPAC Annual Report: Eliminate 2014 ASC Payment Update, Develop Value-Based...
MedPAC released its annual report on Medicare Payment Policy, which includes recommendations for ambulatory surgery centers, according to a Health Finance report.The report recommended Congress...
View ArticleStryker Unveiled Iconix All Suture Device for Shoulder, Hip Arthroscopy
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker Corp. launched its Iconix all suture anchor platform for shoulder and hip arthroscopy at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago last...
View ArticleOrthoData Receives $250k Investment for Developing Spine Technologies
Cleveland-based nonprofit venture JumpStart has pledged $250,000 to Akron, Ohio-based OrthoData for development of its diagnostic spine systems, including its implantable microelectronic spine fusion...
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Orthopedics in the Era of Healthcare Reform: Q&A With AAOS President Dr....
Joshua Jacobs, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently inducted as the 2013 President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) at the...
View ArticleCMS Changes Gear to Raise 2014 Medicare Advantage Rates
Doubling back on its push to cut Medicare Advantage payments, CMS announced it would instead increase its rates to Medicare Advantage plans by 3.3 percent next year rather than the 2.3 percent slash it...
View Article10 Statistics on Orthopedics ASC Staff Salary
Here are 10 statistics on orthopedics ASC staff salary from the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.1. Average nurse staff wage is $33.64 per hour.2. Median nursing staff hourly wage was...
View ArticleHow Will the Medical Device Tax Impact Spine? 7 Spine Surgeons Respond
Seven spine surgeons weigh in on how the newly-enacted medical device excise tax will impact the field of spinal surgery. The tax took effect Jan. 1 to fund reforms from the Patient Protection and...
View ArticleCMS Updates 2014 Meaningful Use Clinical Quality Measures
In its annual update, CMS updated the electronic specifications of the clinical quality measures that were finalized in the stage 2 meaningful use rule. CMS encourages the implementation and use of the...
View ArticleBLS: Physicians Hold 9 of 10 Highest-Compensated Jobs
Of the 10 highest-paying jobs across all U.S. industries, the top nine are related to physician specialties, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The BLS provided employment...
View Article7 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday
Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, April 4, 2013.Medicare sequestration kicked in this week.Sequestration went into full effect Monday, cutting Medicare payments by 2...
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