Minneapolis-based Medtronic supports repealing the 2.3 percent federal medical device excise tax, according to Twin Cities Business.
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At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Charles R. Gordon, MD, will give a presentation titled "Succeeding in the Face of Challenges – Core Strategies from the Front Line."
Robert Haze, CASC, is an administrator at the Institute of Orthopedic Surgery in Las Vegas, an AAAHC accredited ASC.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has imposed approximately 111.4 million hours of paperwork, according to a new study from American Action Forum, a conservative think tank.
The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued a special fraud alert focused on specific attributes of physician-owned distributorships the agency believes "produce substantial fraud and abuse risk and pose dangers to patient safety."
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors has approved its first appropriate use criteria, according to an AAOS news release.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (Mass.) announced it will open phase one of its orthopedic center Monday, according to a Boston report.
A research letter, published online in JAMA Internal Medicine, states that in a study of 1,000 requests for MRIs of the lumbar spine, nearly half were ordered for indications considered inappropriate or of uncertain value, according to a Medscape Today…
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., purchased a NavioPFS System from Blue Belt Technologies to add robotic knee replacement surgeries.
Helena (Mont.) SurgiCenter has named Heather Lambott the new clinical director, a position she will assume on April 1, according to an Independent Record report.