Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Will Speak at Becker's June Conference
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall-of-Famer, is among the keynote speakers at the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine. Read more about the...
View ArticleJim Carr of HealthCare Appraisers Scheduled to Present at Hospital Conference
Jim D. Carr, partner at HealthCare Appraisers, will present on physician employment trends at Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting. Contact HealthCare Appraisers at (561) 330-3488. Register...
View ArticleHealthCare Appraisers Thought Leaders Will Contribute to June Conference...
Stuart Neiberg and Todd Mello are scheduled to share their ideas on healthcare valuation and consulting at Becker's 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The...
View Article20 Recent Spine Surgery Studies and Findings
Here are 20 articles on spine surgery studies and their findings within the last month. An analysis of the information on the internet about the X-Stop spinal procedures was recently published in The...
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The Survival of Private Practice: How 128 Orthopedists Merged to Combat...
In early 2014, 128 orthopedic physicians in the Washington, D.C., area officially united to form The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics and became one of the largest orthopedic specialty groups in the...
View ArticleOrthopedic Spine Surgeon Reimbursement: Patient Perception vs. Reality
A recent examination of 103 orthopedic spine patients examined how patients view spine surgeon reimbursement. The results were published in The Spine Journal. Thirty-three percent of the patients...
View ArticleDevice Companies — 7 Key Notes — Medtronic, NuVasive, Alphatec & More
Here are seven key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies.San Diego-based NuVasive made several changes to its executive leadership, including promoting Quentin Blackford to executive...
View ArticleInterventional Spine Receives FDA Clearance
Irvine, Calif.-based Interventional Spine has received FDA clearance for 11 additional sizes of its Opticage Expandable Interbody Fusion Device. The line's size expansion is expected to cover more than...
View ArticleHCSC Now Reimburses for MiMedx Allograft
Marietta, Ga.-based MiMedx Group has announced Health Care Services Corporation will now reimburse for MiMedx's EpiFix allograft. Approved reimbursement uses for the device include wound care, soft...
View ArticleOrthopedic Device Market Outlook
GlobalData has published "United States Orthopedic Devices Market Outlook to 2020: Arthroscopy, Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation, Hip Reconstruction, Knee Reconstruction, Spine Surgery, Orthobiologics,...
View ArticleNew Webinar From Surgical Notes on ICD-10
Prepare for the ICD-10 transition with a free webinar presented by Mary Bort, Director for the Coding Department at Surgical Notes. To learn more and sign up, follow this link:...
View ArticleICD-10 to Cost Physician Practices More Than $200k
The American Medical Association initiated a study conducted by the Nachimson Advisors on the cost of implementing ICD-10, which will be nearly three times that predicted in a 2008 study. The ICD-10...
View ArticleDr. Leonard Kibuule Joins Spine Team Texas as Partner
Southlake-based Spine Team Texas announced the addition of orthopedic spine surgeon Leonard Kibuule, MD, as a partner. Dr. Kibuule focuses on lumbar spinal stenosis, cervical disc arthroplasty and...
View ArticleJeff Blankinship Will Present on Price Transparency at ASC Conference
Jeff Blankinship, President and CEO of Surgical Notes, will be among the experts sharing his insight on consumerism and price transparency at the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain...
View ArticleScoliosis Surgery: 4 Findings on Postoperative Pain
A study recently published in Spine outlined the predictors of postoperative pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. Researchers examined 50 patients with AIS who underwent spinal fusion...
View ArticleDr. Andrew Dossett: Management for Sports-Related Lumbar Spinal Fractures
Andrew Dossett, MD, of the W.B. Carrell Clinic in Dallas, gave a presentation on lumbar fractures in sports at the 2013 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting. He has 14 years of NFL experience...
View ArticleDr. Laurence Reitman Will Speak on Physician-Led Teams at May Conference
Dr. Laurence Reitman of Sheridan Healthcare will participate on a panel of thought leaders called "How to Do the Impossible with Physician-Led Teams" at Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting....
View ArticleMicrodiscectomy for Spinal Disc Herniation: 4 Long-Term Outcome Findings
Researchers published an article based on their study about surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques. The study examined 54 patients who received...
View ArticleNASS, Others Ask Congress for Permanent SGR Repeal, Not 9-Month Patch
As Congressional leaders debate the upcoming debt-limit extension and healthcare policy, healthcare organizations including the North American Spine Society are working hard to advocate on behalf of...
View Article7 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday
Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for February 13, 2013. 1. Spine surgeon reimbursement: patients perception inaccurateA recent examination of 103 orthopedic spine patients examined...
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