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Spine

Josh SandbergNovember 6, 2015
1,469

8 things for spinal surgeons to know for Thursday — Nov. 5, 2015

By Megan Wood Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 5, 2015. Dr. Steven Meier performs…
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Spine

Josh SandbergOctober 1, 2015
1,199

8 things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday — Oct. 1, 2015

By Megan Wood Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Oct. 1, 2015. UW-Madison receives $250k donation…
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Recon

Josh SandbergSeptember 24, 2015
1,503

15 hospital, health system population health administrators to know

By Kelly Gooch As the healthcare landscape changes, so must the leadership teams of provider organizations. The rise of population…
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Spine

Josh SandbergSeptember 3, 2015
1,398

12 things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday — September 3, 2015

By Megan Wood Here are 12 things for spinal surgeons to know for September 3, 2015. Trends in the global…
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Recon

Josh SandbergAugust 25, 2015
1,517

5 things to know about MicroPort Orthopedics’ Profemur Preserve Hip Stem

By Megan Wood MicroPort Orthopedics, an Arlington, Tenn.-based orthopedic products producer, designed the Profemur Preserve Hip Stem, a short stem…
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Spine

Josh SandbergAugust 17, 2015
1,318

5 things to know about Medicare charges for cervical spine surgery

By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines how hospital characteristics impact Medicare charges and payments for cervical spine surgery. The researchers…
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Spine

Josh SandbergAugust 14, 2015
1,282

10 things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday — August 13, 2015

By Megan Wood Here are 10 things for spinal surgeons to know for August 13, 2015. Dr. Steven Falowski performs…
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Spine

Josh SandbergAugust 13, 2015
1,046

Spinal muscular atrophy: 4 things to know

By Erinn Hutkin Type I spinal muscular atrophy (also known as Werdnig-Hoffman disease) is a severe form of the disorder…
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Recon

Josh SandbergAugust 12, 2015
1,451

2 CEOs who are shaking up healthcare: 10 things to know

By Ayla Ellison Few stories in the healthcare industry have gotten as much national attention recently as news that four…
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Financial

Josh SandbergAugust 11, 2015
1,624

2.5k hospitals penalized by CMS for high readmissions: 10 things to know

By Heather Punke In the fourth year of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, 2,592 hospitals will face penalties to their…
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Spine

Josh SandbergJuly 28, 2015
1,384

Is BMP really better for spinal fusion? 5 things to know

A new study published in Spine compares spinal fusion with rhBMP-2 and without rhBMP2. The researchers examined the Medline clinical studies database for studies…
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Hospitals

Josh SandbergJuly 25, 2015
1,118

Oxford Performance Materials’ SpineFab VBR gets FDA clearance — 5 key notes

Oxford Performance Materials achieved FDA 510(k) clearance for the SpineFab VBR implant system. Here are five things to know: 1.…
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Financial

Josh SandbergJuly 22, 2015
1,105

4 ASCs join price transparency website: 5 key points

By Carrie Pallardy Four additional surgery centers have joined Pricing Healthcare, an online price transparency platform. Here are five things to know.…
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Extremities

Josh SandbergJune 25, 2015
771

15 things to know about Smith & Nephew

By Anuja Vaidya Smith & Nephew is one of the major players in the orthopedic devices and implants market. Here…
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