quality
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Regulatory
Intralink-Spine, Inc. Announces ISO-13485 Certification
October 08, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intralink-Spine, Inc. (ILS) announces that it has received ISO 13485:2016 certification for its Quality Management…
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Hospitals
OR Pet Peeves: A Spine Surgeon Speaks
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 18, 2019 What bugs surgeons in the OR? We decided to ask one high-volume…
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Recon
Sound Off: Jon Warner, M.D.
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., August 23, 2019 While competition drives business and healthcare, when it comes to the latter,…
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Hospitals
SpineGuard Extends the Utility of Its Dynamic Surgical Guidance (DSG ™) Technology Platform by Receiving US Patent for “Bone Quality Measurement” Application
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that develops and markets disposable medical devices to…
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Spine
PinnacleHealth recognized for quality of spine surgery
PinnacleHealth has been recognized for high quality hospital care in Pennsylvania, according to the Spinal Fusions in Pennsylvania report by Pennsylvania Health Care Cost…
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Recon
AJRR, AOA and AAHKS collaborate to advance quality reporting efforts
The American Joint Replacement Registry, the American Orthopaedic Association and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons announced a…
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Recon
Quality of life measures improved following total hip resurfacing arthroplasty
By Casey Tingle Patients who underwent total hip resurfacing arthroplasty experienced significant improvements in general health-related quality of life measures…
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Spine
Spinal fusion readmissions: 3 key indicators for procedure-related issues
By Laura Dyrda A study published in Spine examines the readmission rates as a quality of care measure and predictor of readmission…
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Financial
Doing more with less: Strategies for competing on price, quality and both at the same time
By Ayla Ellison With the shift from fee-for-service medicine, hospitals and health systems across the nation are asked to perform…
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Biologics
Continuous Improvement Is Only For Manufacturing (And Other Myths)
posted by Jeff Roussel When friends or family ask me about my job, I explain that my company provides a…
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Extremities
Reporting physician quality: The dangerous game the government plays
ARVIND CAVALE, MD We have heard ad nauseum that the data collection mandated by Medicare and Medicaid is to improve…
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Neuro
The Importance of Quality Neurosurgery Data
Guest Post from J. Todd Barnes, MBA, CMPE Administrator Dept.’s of Neurology and Neurosurgery University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center…
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Changes needed to ensure quality of new orthopedic surgeons
Work-hour restrictions and generational differences are compromising the learning experience Changes are needed in the programs that train orthopedic surgeons…
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