Track D of Becker's Hospital Meeting to Focus on HIT
Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting will feature a track dedicated to the growing field of health information technology. Read more and register here.
View ArticleBiomet Selects Underwriters for IPO
Biomet has hired underwriters for an initial public offering later this year, according to a Reuters report. Biomet's owners have selected Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs Group and...
View Article25 Spine Surgeon Leaders in State Medical Societies
Here are 25 spine surgeons who lead or have led state medical societies. If you would like to recommend another surgeon for inclusion on this list, please contact Anuja Vaidya at...
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Dealing With Declining Reimbursements: Strategies From Spine Surgeons
Here two spine surgeons discuss ways to deal with declining reimbursements in the healthcare industry. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country...
View ArticleFree Webinar: "Driving Value and Outcomes in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal...
Paradigm Spine will present a complimentary webinar moderated by Hal Mathews and featuring a Q&A with James Chappuis, MD, from Spine Center Atlanta. Read more and register here.
View ArticleAANS/CNS Support New Trauma System Bill
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons sent a letter to U.S. Congressmen Michael Burgess, MD, and Gene Green supporting the "Trauma System and...
View ArticleMicrodecompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: 5-Year Outcomes
In a retrospective study, surgeons examined the clinical outcome and risk of postoperative instability five years after microdecompression for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis using the...
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Cost-Effectiveness: How Do MIS & Open Spine Surgeries Compare?
Providers today are focused on delivering high quality, low cost healthcare. In spine surgery, the debate over whether minimally invasive or open surgical techniques are more cost-effective depends on...
View ArticleDr. Ziya Gokaslan to Translate the LevelCheck Algorithm to Clinical Studies
Ziya Gokaslan, MD, and fellows in the department of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore are translating the LevelCheck algorithm to clinical studies, according to a Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleBioRestorative Therapies Names Dr. Gregory Lutz Chief Medical Advisor for...
BioRestorative Therapies, a life sciences company focused on adult stem cell-based therapies for various medical applications, announced that it has named Gregory Lutz, MD, chief medical advisor for...
View ArticleImplant Partners to Lead Webinar on Increasing O.R. Efficiency
Steve Lamb and Jason Baty of Implant Partners will present a free session called "Clinical Success Without the Excess: How an Orthopedic Rep Replacement Model Can Help Hospitals Take Back Control of...
View ArticlePLIF vs. PLF Procedures: Risks of Revision Spinal Surgery
An article published in the March issue of Spine examines the incidence and risk factors of adjacent segment disease requiring surgery among spinal fusion patients who underwent posterior lumbar...
View ArticleCervical Total Disc Arthroplasty to Get Category I CPT Code in 2015
The American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel gave two-level cervical total disc arthroplasty a Category I CPT code and revised the existing Category III CPT code to describe three or more...
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Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement: What the Long-Term Data Means for Spine
Spinal arthroplasty has been on the cutting edge of spine technology and technique development for the past decade. While some surgeons rushed to adapt the new technology as an alternative to fusion,...
View ArticleNuVasive 4Q Revenue Up, Reaching $190.8M
NuVasive announced that its revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 is $190.8 million, up from its revenue during the same period last year, $165.7 million. The company also announced its...
View ArticleUS Spinal Surgery Market to Grow at a Rate of 4.8% from 2013 to 2017
The U.S. spinal surgery market revenues is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.8 percent from 2013 to 2017, according to a report released by Research and Markets. From 2007 to...
View ArticleIntellirod Spine Receives $1.6M in Funding from Ohio Third Frontier
Intellirod Spine announced it has secured debt financing of $1.6 million from the Ohio Third Frontier's Commercial Acceleration Loan Fund. The funding allows the company to accelerate its...
View ArticleTwo Free Webinars: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Taking Control of the O.R.
Becker's Healthcare offers free webinars on a variety of important topics in the industry. Upcoming programs include "Clinical Success Without the Excess: How an Orthopedic Rep Replacement Model Can...
View ArticleApril 1st: Early Registration Deadline for Becker's Hospital Review Annual...
Save by registering for Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting today.
View ArticleNetwork With CEOs, Surgeons, Administrators, Leading Experts at Becker's June...
Becker's 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine will take place June 12-14 in Chicago. Register here.
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