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Recon
Second Opinions Often Lead to Recommended Changes
By Marcia Frellick Second opinions led to recommended changes in diagnosis or treatment for more than 40% of participants in…
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The Secret Sauce for Orthopedics Bundled Payments Success
By Christoper Cheney Hospitals need time to prepare for the proposed federal Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundled payment model,…
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New medical coding system adds a lot more specificity, paperwork
By Ben Sutherly During your next office visit, don’t be surprised if your doctor or nurse takes a keener interest…
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15 hospital, health system population health administrators to know
By Kelly Gooch As the healthcare landscape changes, so must the leadership teams of provider organizations. The rise of population…
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Change in leadership for MicroPort Orthopedics
By Michael Sheffield MicroPort Orthopedics has a new CEO. Longtime CEO Ted Davis has been replaced by Aurelio Sahagun as president and CEO of…
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Financial
Why You Should Care about the New Major Changes in Medical Billing
By Dina Fine Maron It was only about 10 minutes into the game when I fell on the soccer pitch this…
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Recon
5 trends putting the squeeze on surgical practices
1. Patients Are More Web Savvy Than Most Healthcare Practices The Internet has dramatically changed the way patients seek healthcare…
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Financial
‘Huge expansion’ of medical coding seen as curse, cure
By Ellan Marks Albuquerque cardiologist Harvey White says it’s like making doctors take bitter-tasting medicine. A health care data analyst…
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Financial
Greatbatch (GB) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Change
By Maddie Sorenson Greatbatch (NYSE: GB) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates: 8/29/2015 – Greatbatch had…
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Financial
One Symptom in New Medical Codes: Doctor Anxiety
By Robert Pear TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The nation’s health care providers are under orders to start using a new…
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Financial
Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph’s thoughts on orthopedics in the future
By Mary Rechtoris Charles Bush- Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, discusses reimbursement for…
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Front Line of Healthcare Report 2015: The shifting US healthcare landscape
By Tim van Biesen, Josh Weisbrod, Roger Sawhney and Julie Coffman For those working on the front line of US healthcare, the pace…
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Sports Medicine
Sports medicine experts applaud new spine injury guidelines
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association recently released new guidelines for treating athletes with potential spinal cord injuries on the field,…
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Financial
The future of orthopedics: ACOs, bundled payments, gain-sharing & the advantage in change
By Laura Dyrda Healthcare provider payment models are shifting from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance and risk-sharing models. By next year 30…
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Spine
Motion preservation and the rise of disc replacement
By Laura Dyrda Changing clinical landscape For years, spinal fusion has been the dominant procedure for cervical spine surgery. While…
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