The Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission has proposed a "no coverage" determination on hip surgery procedures for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.
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Marc Hungerford, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has been named the chief of orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, according to a report by The Daily Record.
Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt., has added orthopedic surgeons Joseph McLaughlin, MD, and John Macy, MD, according to a Stowe Reporter report.
In a recent study published in The Journal of Pain, researchers from the U.K. Primary Care Centre in Staffordshire examined the low back pain and its progression to chronic pain.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Mike Orseno and Tom Hui will give a presentation titled "Utilizing Technology to Improve Revenue Cycle Metrics."
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Here are three orthopedic surgeons discussing the biggest opportunities for orthopedics in ASCs in the coming years.
A report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality describes the outcomes of projects supported by a grant initiative, Improving Quality Through Clinician Use of Health IT.
Free clinical teach-back cards are available from the TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas, to help providers ensure patients understand medical instructions.
The FDA approved Medtronic's SureScan spinal cord stimulator in March, and the device was recently implanted in the first patient in the U.S., according to American News Report.
Smith & Nephew has agreed to drop the lawsuit against Central Texas Orthopedic Products, a distributor for rival Biomet, according to a Mass Device report.