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Financial
Found! A Way to Slash Costs After Total Joint Arthroplasty
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In the sexy world of healthcare economics, the heroes are those who find the money-saving…
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Biologics
Wright Medical Group N.V. Announces Update to Medicare Transitional Device Pass-Through Payment for AUGMENT® Regenerative Solutions
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ: WMGI) today announced that the Centers…
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Financial
Price transparency, still up in the air, not likely to reduce costs
July 14, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Healthcare consumers are often stuck with bills that are confusing and illuminate little…
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Financial
Hospitals face major decisions on how to approach price transparency rule after legal defeat
June 25, 2020 / by Robert King A court ruling upholding a controversial price transparency rule puts hospitals in a tight…
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Recon
OSN Talks with C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., New President of AAHKS
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., the new president of the American Association of Hip and Knee…
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Regulatory
Surgeons Taking New Steps to Build on Barricaid Facility Coding Success, Specialty Society Guidelines
Woburn, MA, June 1, 2020 – Physician enthusiasm is growing for Intrinsic’s Barricaid technology for managing lumbar disc herniation. While…
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Biologics
SANUWAVE Health to Deliver dermaPACE® to Patients in the Home Setting
SUWANEE, GA, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV) is pleased to announce they will be…
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COVID-19
Hospitals are paid more for Medicare patients confirmed or presumed to have coronavirus
May 4, 2020 / By Hollie McKay | Fox News If a Medicare patient is diagnosed with – or even presumed to have…
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Extremities
AAOS Releases Clinical Considerations for Resuming Elective Surgery
April 21, 2020 The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has released clinical considerations for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic including the decision…
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COVID-19
CMS details how hospitals can reopen as COVID-19 surge passes
April 19, 2020 / ERICA TEICHERT The CMS on Sunday released guidelines for hospitals to restart elective surgeries while maintaining their ability…
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Financial
CMS wants to boost inpatient rehab payments by 2.9% in 2021
April 16, 2020 / MICHAEL BRADY The CMS Thursday proposed to increase Medicare payments to inpatient rehabilitation facilities by 2.9%, or $270…
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Spine
Elective, outpatient surgery begin to return — insights for spine surgeons
April 17, 2020 / Written by Laura Dyrda Elective and outpatient surgeries are beginning to return in some communities, which…
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Recon
How ASCs can solve the value equation with total knee replacements
April 15, 2020 / Written by Staff There are more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across the U.S. where…
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Financial
CMS increases Medicare payment for high-production coronavirus lab tests
April 15, 2020 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor Medicare will nearly double the payment for certain lab tests that use high-throughput…
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COVID-19
Will ASCs Sink or Swim During the Covid Deluge?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 15, 2020 All things considered, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are the new kids on…
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