Orthopedics

Minimally invasive spine procedures involving the use of facet fixation products are expected to grow faster than other sectors of the spine surgery market over the next five years, according to US Markets for Minimally Invasive Spine Technologies 2008. The…

As acute care hospitals face growing competition, protecting their orthopedic surgery departments becomes increasingly valuable. Not-for-profit acute care hospitals depend on that revenue to subsidize moneylosing services and attract new patients. Reimbursements from public and private insurers for orthopedic surgery…

Hospital hiring of physician specialists ebbs and flows, driven by reimbursement climates.

Hospital hiring of physician specialists ebbs and flows, driven by reimbursement climates. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, hospital employment of orthopedic surgeons nearly doubled from 2.2 percent of surgeons in 1990 to as high as 4.3 percent…

While large reimbursements from orthopedics, spine and cardiac cases may, on their faces, appeal to hospitals, the reality is that implant and device costs associated with the procedures are generally eating up at least one-third of the reimbursement, according to…

Quality, simplicity, ease of use and the long-term efficacy of orthopedic implants and devices are of the utmost importance when choosing what your facility will purchase.