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Stryker’s Performance Solutions Announces JointCOACH™ Engagement Platform Designed to Educate and Navigate Patients Through the Entire Episode of Joint Replacement Care

Stryker’s Reconstructive Division that partners with hospitals and physician practices to improve quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and profitability in the orthopedic segment, is launching a new digital patient engagement MAHWAH, N.J., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker’s Performance Solutions (SPS), the business unit of and education platform to help improve the overall care delivery and experience for […]

An Auditor’s Observations on ICD-10 Audits and Compliance

Written by  Victoria M. Hernandez   We are nearly six months into ICD-10 and more coding reviews and audits are underway, which is a good thing. There are close to 30 times more procedure codes and five times more diagnosis codes in ICD-10-CM/PCS, compared to ICD-9-CM. In addition, thousands of new and revised codes will […]

Consumerism Spurs Need for Patient Credit Checks

Christopher Cheney, April 25, 2016   The rise of consumerism in healthcare is boosting a practice common in other pricey sectors of the economy: credit checks. “We’re seeing more credit checks, and the primary driver is the increased shift in responsibility from the health plan to the individual patient,” says Jeffery Hurst, senior vice president […]

The Benefits of Moist Wound Healing

by the WoundSource Editors   Moist wound healing is the practice of keeping a wound in an optimally moist environment in order to promote faster healing. Research has shown that moist wound healing is three to five times quicker than the healing of wounds that are allowed to dry out. British researcher George D. Winter […]

Solid healthcare private equity investment activity and a record number of exits defined a strong 2015; capital market volatility, recession concerns weighed on investors by year’s end

New York – April 20, 2016 – The fifth annual Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report from Bain & Company, released today, brands 2015 a “year of juxtaposition” for healthcare investors. It was a strong year for healthcare players, marked by record corporate M&A and robust private equity (PE) investments and exits.  However, […]

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Awarded First Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement

By: Elizabeth Eaken Zhani, Media Relations Manager   (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois – April 27, 2016) The Joint Commission announces Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital, Philadelphia, is the first hospital in the United States to achieve Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The advanced certification means Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is committed to […]

Pinnacle Spine Group Granted Chinese Patent for Innovative Spinal Fusion Technology

DALLAS, April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Pinnacle Spine Group, LLC, a developer of innovative spinal fusion solutions to address unmet surgical needs and improve outcomes, today announced that the Chinese Patent Office is in the process of issuing Chinese Patent Application No. 201180020517.1 titled Intervertebral Implants and Graft Delivery Systems and Methods as an enforceable patent. This patent will […]

MEDICREA Announces FDA Approval of First Patient-Specific UNiD™ Cervical Rod for Spine Surgery (Video)

LYON, France & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEDICREA®, (Paris:ALMED) (Alternext Paris: FR0004178572 – ALMED) the only medical device company offering patient-specific implant solutions for the treatment of spinal conditions, has announced FDA approval of the first-ever patient-specific UNiD™Cervical rod for spine surgery, secured by their complementary PASS OCT® posterior cervical stabilization system. Immediately following the FDA clearance, MEDICREA […]

Xtant Medical Announces Montana Department of Commerce Grant Awards

BELGRADE, Mont., April 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XTNT), a leader in the development of regenerative medicine products and medical devices, today announced the awarding of two grants from the Montana Department of Commerce totaling $155,000 to aid Bacterin International, Inc., or Bacterin, in the expansion of its orthobiologic processing […]

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 new collaboration to align their reporting and quality initiatives through the American Joint Replacement Registry’s Orthopaedic Quality Resource Center. According to a press release from American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the resource center was approved […]

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