Dr. Charles Blitzer Joins New Hampshire Medical Society Board of Trustees
Charles Blitzer, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with fracture and trauma expertise, has been appointed to serve on the New Hampshire Medical Society board of trustees, according to a Fosters...
View ArticleFDA Increases Stryker Knee Device Recall to Class 1
Last fall Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker voluntarily urged physicians to discontinue use of its ShapeMatch orthopedic product, but recently the FDA upgraded the recall to a Class 1, indicating...
View ArticleMedical Device Purchase: 3 Statistics on Physician Influence
Device costs are a huge portion of surgical bills, and 60 percent of physicians say doctors have the most influence over device purchasing decisions currently, according to the "Deloitte 2013 Survey of...
View ArticleSpine Imaging: 5 Strategies for Meeting 'Milliman Criteria' Requirements
The Milliman accounting firm has proposed a series of clinical and imaging criteria to satisfy and document as best practice before a surgical procedure is performed. Many insurance companies have...
View ArticleMedtronic to Recruit 323 Patients for Back Pain Treatment Clinical Trial
Medtronic has begun enrolling patients in its clinical trial for a back pain treatment device, according to the Memphis Business Journal.The trial is for its peripheral nerve stimulation technique,...
View ArticleMedtronic Spine to Reduce Workforce, Cut Costs by 5%
Memphis, Tenn.-based Medtronic Spine has announced intentions to restructure its workforce, including possible employee layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, according to a company statement. The...
View ArticleWill Price Transparency Drive Up Healthcare Costs?
As more people demand healthcare price transparency, in light of a recent TIME exposé on high medical charges, a Duke University physician has argued price transparency could "backfire" and cause...
View ArticleDr. James Andrews to Perform Knee Surgery on Oakland A Scott Sizemore
Today, James Andrews, MD, founding partner and medical director of Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., is scheduled to perform knee surgery on the Oakland Athletics second baseman Scott Sizemore...
View ArticleDr. Armin Oskouei Performs Endoscopic Spine Surgery at SpineCenter Atlanta
SpineCenter Atlanta has announced that its director of interventional spine, Armin Oskouei, MD, has performed the first endoscopic spine surgery in Atlanta. Dr. Oskouei earned his medical degree from...
View Article17 Statistics on Orthopedist Compensation
Here are 17 statistics on orthopedic surgeon and physician compensation based on annual salary information collected in 2011, according to the Medscape Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation...
View ArticleTitan Spine Presents Data to Support Endoskeleton Implant for Lumbar Fusion
Titan Spine released clinical data at the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery that supports the use of its Endoskeleton titanium interbody cage for...
View ArticleDrs. Neal ElAttrache, John Itamura Perform Surgery on LA Dodger Zack Greinke
On Saturday, Neal ElAttrache, MD, and John Itamura, MD, performed surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke to repair his broken collarbone, according to a MLB Daily Dish report. Dr....
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5 Trends for Surgeon Perspectives of US Healthcare
Here are five trends on physician perspective of the United States healthcare system, addressing healthcare reform, industry consolidation, compensation, accountable care organizations and physician...
View ArticleStryker Releases Spine Screw, Surgical Devices
Stryker has launched three surgical devices in the last few months, including a spine pedicle screw device, according to Michigan Live.The Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical device developer launched the...
View ArticleStudy: Bundled Payment Structures Show Promise
When structured well, bundled payment models can be effective and profitable for hospitals that can reduce the cost of each episode of care, according to a study conducted by Singletrak Analytics and...
View ArticleMAKO Surgical Settles Lawsuit, Acquires Stanmore Robotic Assets
MAKO Surgical has agreed to settle its patent infringement lawsuit against Stanmore Implants Worldwide and will acquire some of Stanmore's assets.MAKO filed a complaint with the International Trade...
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5 Tactics to Help Young Spine Surgeons Build Their Practices
Young physicians just beginning their practices don't have patients lined up for them on the first day; they need to build their practice, and the success of the group as a whole depends on their...
View ArticleOrthopaedic Trauma Association Names Dr. Andrew Schmidt President
The Orthopaedic Trauma Association has named Andrew H. Schmidt, MD, the new president, according to an AAOS Now report.Dr. Schmidt is an orthopedic surgeon with Hennepin Faculty Associates in...
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10 Tips for Spine Surgeons to Consider When Choosing a Practice
Generally speaking there are two entry points to a spine practice. A practice is either looking to expand and increase patient load or it is looking for a surgeon to fill a specific subspecialty niche,...
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Outlook on Spine Surgeon Relationships With Hospitals: Q&A With Dr. Bryan Oh...
Bryan Oh, MD, a neurosurgeon with a special interest in spine surgery at BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif., talks about how spine surgeons can build a healthy relationship with hospitals and where these...
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