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FDA Clears ‘First’ Oblique Anterior Lumbar Interbody Implant Astura Medical received FDA 510(k) Clearance for El Capitan Oblique Anterior Lumbar Interbody...
No Time for Fusion, But Need Stability? Some spine patients need stability of their spinal column even with limited life...
Cut the Cable – FDA Clears First Wireless Arthroscopy Camera Lazurite Holdings LLC claims the first and only FDA 510(k) cleared wireless camera system for...
Courtesey of SI BONE, Inc. and Medical Executive Post How Is it Possible to Get Exclusive Reimbursement Status? Robin Young
FDA Clears New Soft Tissue Debridement Tool Ocelot TDS 1000, microinvasive Ocelot surgical tool from TendoNova Corporation, receives FDA...
Medical Liability Premiums Increase Dramatically – 3rd Straight Year According to a recent analysis by the AMA, medical professional liability insurance premiums...
Mass General Hospital Pays $14.6M to Settle Surgery Claims Massachusetts General Hospital agreed to pay $14.6 million to resolve allegations under the False...
Ortho Surgeon Pays $342,750 to Settle Kickback Allegations Orthopedic surgeon Mark Stephen Wilson, M.D. agrees to pay $342,750 to resolve False Claims Act...
While at AAOS, Get Educated About Physician Group Transactions The 4th annual Physician Transactions Conference will be held on March 24 at the University Club in...
Grand Jury Indicts NJ Ortho Surgeon Evangelos Megariotis, M.D. charged with 34 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled...
Can You Guess Which Healthcare Chain Is Facing an Antitrust Suit? HCA and Doctors Same Day Surgery facing an antitrust suit over their approach to the orthopedic...
VySpine Gets FDA Clearance for Posterior Cervical Thoracic System VySpine™, LLC's posterior cervical thoracic system has received FDA 510(k)...
DePuy (J&J) Whistleblower Action Dismissed Motion affirmed to dismiss in a whistleblower action filed by two UK orthopedic...
AAOS Challenges CMS Over No Surprises Act Implementation AAOS letter takes exception to CMS’ proposed implementation of the Surprise Billing; Part II...
Increasing Penalties for Violent Attacks Against Healthcare Workers The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the problem of violence against healthcare...
Orthopedic Medicare Spending Down 14% in 2020 A new report from the AMA revealed the dramatic changes in Medicare spending due to the COVID-19...
Kentucky Surgeon Goes to Trial After Failed Drug Test Michael Heilig, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon, is facing legal consequences after a positive drug...
Misleading Stem Cell Claims Cost NY Clinic $5.1M A $5.1 million judgment announced against NYC’s Park Avenue Stem Cell and Joel B. Singer,...
Ortho Surgeon Alleges Monopoly Interference With Residency Program Scott F. Duncan, M.D., South Carolina orthopedic surgeon, filed a lawsuit against Myrtle Beach area...
The Ten Commandments of Machine Learning Regulatory bodies like the FDA have been racing to frame up a regulatory approach to AI or machine...
Lawsuit Brewing Over Thomas A. Brady Sports Medicine A kerfuffle in Indianapolis…Indiana University Health is suing Brady Sports Medicine over...
Arthrex Pays $16M to Settle Kickback Allegations Arthrex to pay $16 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying an...
Alleged “Spine Crime Scheme Victims” File Suit Did a group of surgical centers/physicians fake spinal surgeries to defraud their patients?...
Biden Picks Former Commissioner Califf to Retake FDA Former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., may soon be back at the helm of the...
FDA Proposes Medical Device Software Documentation Requirements Recently, we reported on various guidances the FDA intends to issue…here’s the...
FDA Proposes Guidance for Device Metaverse FDA’s CDRH wants your comments on its proposed draft and final medical device guidance documents...
CMS Ending Automatic Coverage for “Breakthrough Devices”? Really?! CMS wants to stop automatically paying for medical devices that have been designated as a...
Orthopedic Surgeon Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme A federal jury has convicted James Rice, M.D. and his wife, Susan Rice, in an employment and income...