Reimbursement
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Biologics
Royal Biologics Wound Care Portfolio Receives High-Tier Reimbursement
Royal Biologics’ Cryo-Cord™, Amnio-Maxx™, Amnio-Maxx™ Lite and Derm-Maxx™ Receive High-Tier Reimbursement in the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Reimbursement in the…
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Extremities
Plumbers’ Advantage Over Orthopedic Surgeons: THEIR Pay Isn’t Declining
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. You would think with all of the stress due to amped up regulations and complexity in…
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Extremities
Arthroscopy: Medicare Reimbursement Down by Nearly 30%?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from Mayo Clinic has found that for the 20 most common orthopedic arthroscopic surgical…
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Financial
SANUWAVE Health Reports Increased Reimbursement Payments for UltraMist and dermaPACE in 2021
SUWANEE, GA, Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV), focused on the development and commercialization of a…
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Spine
Centinel Spine Launches New Program to Expand Reimbursement Coverage for prodisc® L Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, today announced…
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Financial
Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma have fallen sharply
September 22, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third…
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Financial
CMS proposes 2.6% boost to ASCs, outpatient clinics and further cuts 340B program
August 4, 2020 / by Robert King The Trump administration aims to increase Medicare payment rates for outpatient hospital departments and…
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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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COVID-19
HHS creates portal for COVID-19 provider reimbursement
April 27, 2020 / MICHAEL BRADY Providers can request reimbursement through a new web portal starting May 6 if they…
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Financial
MCRA Strengthens its Reimbursement, Health Economics, and Market Access Division with the Hiring of Tess Wong, MS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MCRA, LLC, is a leading clinical research organization (CRO) and advisory firm specializing in medical devices and…
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OSN Premium
Orthopedic Surgeons: Insist on Private Rooms for TJA Patients!
By Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 27, 2019 While virtually any patient would prefer a private hospital room as opposed…
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50% of Total Joint Surgeons in the Dark About RUC Codes Controversy
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 21, 2019 For years they have participated in bundled care programs, saving millions of…
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Biologics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Makes It Easier for Healthcare Providers to Choose Axolotl Biologix Products to Spur Wound and Tissue Regeneration
Phoenix, AZ (October 11, 2019) – Axolotl Biologix, an innovative biotechnology leader in regenerative medicine, announced it has obtained Healthcare…
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Financial
MCRA Hires Reimbursement Leader Tonya N. Dowd, MPH, as Vice President of Reimbursement, Health Economics, and Market Access
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MCRA, LLC (www.mcra.com), a leading medical device advisory firm and Clinical Research Organization (CRO)…
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