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COVID-19
In rush to embrace telehealth, many physicians still have concerns about quality of care, survey finds
September 10, 2020 / by Heather Landi During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors turned to virtual consultations to continue to…
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Financial
Cleveland Clinic posts $241M loss in first half of 2020 as patient revenue took a major hit
August 31, 2020 / by Robert King Cleveland Clinic posted an operating loss of $241 million in the first half of…
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Biologics
Kuros Biosciences Announces Treatment of the First Patient in its Spinal Fusion Trial with Fibrin-PTH
SCHLIEREN (ZURICH), Switzerland, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kuros Biosciences, a leader in next generation bone graft technologies, today announced…
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Spine
Study: ACDF Patients with Radiographic Nonunion 3X Likely to Have Secondary Surgeries
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Some patients who undergo anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) don’t have enough symptoms to…
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Hospitals
Musculoskeletal Infection in Children: How to Get it Right
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Few surgical situations are as complex as a child with a musculoskeletal infection. Recognizing this,…
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Regulatory
Orthofix Announces FDA Clearance and First Patient Implants of FIREBIRD SI Fusion System for Low Back Pain
June 29, 2020 LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal healing products, announced the…
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Spine
Orthofix Announces Sponsorship of Olympic Gold Medalist and Spine Patient Laura Wilkinson
May 26, 2020 Orthofix patient – Laura Wilkinson – Olympic Diver LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device…
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Financial
Got coronavirus? You may get a surprise medical bill, too
April 22, 2020 / By Lisa Riordan Seville and Andrew W. Lehren Christopher Hoffman had the telltale symptoms: a dry cough,…
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Need Spine Surgery? Ask a Gynecologist, Say Insurers
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 23, 2020 One spine surgeon is greatly troubled by the current reimbursement melee. And…
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Quality Measurement Needs Quality Improvement: A National Leader’s Thoughts on Moving the Needle
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 17, 2020 It is most likely that everyone in the medical field is on…
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Financial
Bundles cut spending on joint replacements, but not for other conditions
HARRIS MEYER / January 6, 2020 Medicare’s voluntary bundled-payment program for hip and knee replacements reduced spending by 1.6% from…
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Financial
Value-Based Care: The Nuts and Bolts
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 27, 2019 Silos are used for storage—as in the contents are stagnant. And stagnation,…
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Alex Vaccaro, M.D. on Patient Expectations
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 5, 2019 Sometimes, reality is overrated. If you are a 47-year old with chronic…
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Bad to the Cervical Bone: ACDF, Depression and Anxiety
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 21, 2019 Pain, even the emotional kind, can be felt deep down in the…
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Dubousset Functional Test: An Objective Test to Assess Function and Balance in Spine Patients
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 21, 2019 Things—and people—can come crashing down when they are disabled with a spinal…
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