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Study: High Surgeon Satisfaction Using Patient Decision Aids
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 11, 2019 In examining 1,220 pre-visit and 967 post-visit surveys, a team of researchers…
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Jim Bradley, M.D. Sounds Off: EMRs Violating Sanctity of Physician-Patient Relationship
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 10, 2019 Hippocrates probably didn’t have to contend with an EMR. In fact, being…
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New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals
by Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News | Oct 2, 2019 Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year…
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Study: Hospital Mergers Generating Value for Patients, Communities
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 27, 2019 Charles River Associates has augmented its 2017 report with new research titled,…
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The Challenges of Spine Education and the “Dark Side” of Spine Surgery
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 5, 2019 A surgeon’s brain contains much, to be sure…and sometimes, it holds a…
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UC San Diego Health, UCI Health Select Phynd as Information Management Platform
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 4, 2019 UC San Diego Health has selected Phynd Technologies, Inc., located in Dallas,…
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They Got Estimates Before Surgery — And A Bill After That Was 50% More
By Rachel Bluth / August 30, 2019 Wolfgang Balzer, an engineer, knew for several years he had a hernia that would…
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Surgeon: Park the Ego, Hold the Tongue
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.Ed., M.P.H., July 18, 2019 Even if you are the superhero second surgeon who swoops in and…
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High-Quality Low-Cost Patient Care: Why the ASC Model May Well Represent the Future of Healthcare Providers in the US?
February 23, 2017 – By David Hamilton and Devin Jenkins, MHA The major challenge dominating the healthcare industry has always been…
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Spine
SpinalCyte, LLC Enrolls First Patient in Landmark Phase I Human Clinical Trial
January 26, 2017 HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpinalCyte, LLC, a Texas-based tissue engineering technology company focused on the regrowth of the spinal disc…
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InVivo Therapeutics Announces Sixth Patient Conversion in The INSPIRE Study of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced that the patient enrolled in December in the INSPIRE study of…
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PATIENT-SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR SHOULDER REPLACEMENT
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Tue, December 27th, 2016 For many years the standard in training airline pilots has been…
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InVivo Therapeutics Announces New Patient Enrollment into the INSPIRE Study
December 20, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced that a new patient with a T8-9 fracture dislocation…
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Regenexx® Releases Patient Outcomes Application for Orthopedic Stem Cell Treatments
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Regenexx, a Colorado-based stem-cell-treatment network and pioneer in the invention of orthopedic stem cell…
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International Cartilage Repair Society Launches First Global Patient Registry to Expand Knowledge Base Worldwide
ZURICH, December 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) has launched the first global, web-based patient registry, offering a…
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