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Financial
Higher out-of-pocket patient bills are hitting hospitals hard
Crowe hospital data report finds a major decline in collection rates and an increase in bad debt for hospitals when…
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Spine
SynerFuse™ Announces Fifth Patient Implanted in Integrated Spinal Fusion and DRG Neuromodulation Proof-of-Concept Study
Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Simultaneous Implant of Spinal Fusion and Neuromodulation Devices in Chronic Lower Back Pain…
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Recon
Renowned Orthopedic Surgeon takes Telehealth to a Concierge Level Saving Time and Money for Patients
CHICAGO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pioneering orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Berger, M.D., of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR), is taking telehealth to a new level…
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Spine
Stryker Receives FDA Clearance for Q Guidance System for Spine Applications
Innovative planning and intraoperative platform designed to be a procedural ecosystem for surgeons and their patients during image-guided surgery May…
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Recon
Exactech Powers New Ways for Surgeons to Connect with Patients Through ExacCoach™
March 16, 2022 GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement…
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Recon
New Clinical Study Finds Bilateral Knee Patients Prefer Conformis’ Fully Personalized Solution Over Competitive Off-the-Shelf Implants by a Factor of Over 10 to 1
Study included only patients with a fully personalized Conformis implant in one knee after previously receiving a competitive off-the-shelf implant in…
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Hospitals
Monopoly lawsuit alleges HCA intentionally diverted patients from partner ASCs to its own hospitals
by Dave Muoio | January 20, 2022 A new lawsuit against HCA Healthcare accuses the health system of monopolizing the orthopedic surgery market…
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Financial
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Receives $200,000 Grant from Craig H. Neilsen Foundation for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
White Plains, N.Y., / OrthoSpineNews / – Burke Rehabilitation Hospital announced an award of $200,000 from the Craig H. Neilsen…
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Extremities
IncludeHealth Launches “MSK Operating System” in Collaboration with Google, and ProMedica Health System
CINCINNATI – September 14th, 2021 /OrthoSpineNews/— IncludeHealth, a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) health company, today launched its proprietary Musculoskeletal Operating System…
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COVID-19
Texas Freestanding ERs Essential to Overwhelmed Healthcare System During Surge
More than 200 Facilities Hold Patients in Need of Hospital Beds AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Amid the worst wave…
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Neuro
Medtronic Announces CareGuidePro™, a New Mobile App and Online Platform for Patients to Navigate Their Spinal Cord Stimulation Journey
New App Developed in Partnership with Higgs Boson Health, a Physician-Led Digital Health and Patient Engagement Solutions Provider The CareGuidePro™…
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Extremities
Identification of Psychological Risk Factors in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients Could Improve Post-Injury Planning
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Musculoskeletal injuries comprise a large percentage of hospital admissions for adults1 and often lead to chronic pain…
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Hospitals
Get 32% Decrease in Complications in Hip Fracture Patients?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that having the same hospitalists…
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Recon
TSA: Patient Satisfaction Unchanged by Reduction of Opioids
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Will a decrease in opioids leave patients “dissatisfied?” Consider a new retrospective review from the NYU…
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Extremities
Orthopedic Trauma Follow-up Disconnected from Clinical Care?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Curious about issues surrounding the expectation of a 1-year follow-up in orthopedic trauma patients, researchers from…
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