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HHS' Office of Inspector General issued 22 advisory opinions in 2012. Six of these contain guidance specific to hospitals, surgery centers and other providers. These are briefly described below. The first three advisory opinions closely address issues that surgery centers…

The Knee Society honored six orthopedic surgeons with the 2012 Chitranjan Ranawat Award.

Co-founder and Partner of HealthCare Appraisers Todd Mello discusses current surgery center acquisition expectations and the outlook for transaction trends in the future.

Here are five thoughts on spine surgery's migration into the outpatient setting and where spine procedures are headed in the future.

Power Liens, an online directory of physicians on liens that personal injury attorneys and their clients need, has announced that it has added pain management to its list of specialties.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health's orthopedics and sports medicine program announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis.

Researchers have discovered a bioactive film that improves the bonding quality of PEEK spine and surgical devices, according to North Carolina State University.

Oxford Performance Materials has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsteoFab Patient Specific Cranial Device.

Jean Ann Day, RN, CNOR, is director of clinical education for Pinnacle III, where she spearheads project management for the development of new surgery centers and provides ongoing administrative management for established centers.

Patient engagement, while proffered as a key to better value in healthcare, will require providers and patients to overcome several obstacles, according to a policy brief in Health Affairs.