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Audobon, Pa.-based Globus Medical has announced it will launch its CREO modular pedicle screw platform at the upcoming North American Spine Society annual meeting in New Orleans Oct. 9 to 11.

Medtronic received CE Mark for its new Compact CORNERSTONE-SR Alliance cervical cage and has initiated the European product launch.

Survey results from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices show that intimidation and other inappropriate workplace behaviors are still common in hospital settings.

Surgical Care Affiliates Senior Vice President of Clinical Services & Training Linda Lansing and Vice President of Clinical Services Michelle George gave a presentation titled "Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists at Your Surgery Center" on Oct. 1, 2013. The presentation touched…

A study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found the average lifetime societal benefit of anterior cruciate ligament surgery $50,000 per patient, according to an AAOS news release.

A complimentary Safer Sign Out form to standardize end-of-shift patient handoffs is available from the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation.

A peer intervention program may reduce unsafe physician behavior and related patient complaints, according to a study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

Physicians will receive a 1.5 percent payment reduction penalty from Medicare in 2015 if they do not participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System this year, according to a report from Medscape.

Surgical case length and the number of providers present were independently associated with surgical item miscounts, according to a study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Larry Taylor will give a presentation titled "Can ASCs Still Profit Through Orthopedics – What Works Business Wise and Clinically."