Uncategorized

Northstar Healthcare, a company partnering with physicians on ownership and management of ambulatory facilities and healthcare services, reported its highest quarterly revenue since the fourth quarter of 2008.

Warsaw, Ind.-based Biomet has agreed to acquire Lanx, a minimally invasive spine technology company.

The U.S. FDA recently approved Binder Biomedical's LOGIC standalone intervertebral body fusion device for treatment of degenerative disc disease.

Orthopaedic Implant Company launched a second installment of its anatomic locking plate series: The OIC Distal Radius Plate.

Type or lack of patient insurance is a factor in determining quality of care received, with privately insured patients receiving the best care, according to an article published in Health Affairs.

Contractors processed 2.9 million redeterminations involving 3.7 million claims for Medicare Parts A and B in 2012, a 33 percent increase compared with 2008, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.

The Institute of Medicine has released a report on the May Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education workshop, a gathering examining integration of expertise in health practice and education.

SpineGuard plans to launch two new PediGuard products this week: XS Classic PediGuard and XS Curved PediGuard.

Hospitals that switched C. diff testing from nonmolecular to molecular methods recorded a 56 percent increase in recorded C. diff cases after the change, according to an article published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Gown and glove use for patient contact in medical and surgical intensive care units is not an effective method for controlling the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, according to an article published in the Journal of the…