Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, April 4, 2013. Medicare sequestration kicked in this week.
Sequestration went into full effect Monday, cutting Medicare payments by 2 percent. Congress failed to roll back sequestration across-the-board spending cuts that would have extended government funding through Sept. 30, and has been unable to compromise on a 2014 budget plan. The amount patients are responsible for paying to physicians is not impacted by sequestration.
Aesculap launched MIS device.
Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap launched its Hi-Line XXS Minimally Invasive Microsurgical hand piece for broad use and improved in-procedure visibility during minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Ernesto Canalis received $1.6 million NIH grant.
The National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has granted $1,640,000 to Ernesto Canalis, MD, director of research at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. With the grant, Dr. Canalis will study a new signal, how it affects the function of specialized cells embedded in the bone matrix and its possible role in certain forms of osteoporosis.
AxioMed patents disc implant shape.
Garfield Heights, Ohio-based AxioMed Spine Corp. received a U.S. patent for the trapezoidal shape of its spinal disc replacement. This shape was first used by AxioMed in its Freedom Cervical Disc and later in its Freedom Lumbar Disc.
Physicians hold highest paying U.S. jobs.
Of the 10 highest-paying jobs across all U.S. industries, the top nine are related to physician specialties. Out of 22 major occupational groups and 821 occupations surveyed, surgeons ranked second with a mean wage of $230,540 annually. Anesthesiologists took the top spot with $232,830, and obstetricians ranked third with $216,760.
A major hospital corporation purchased four Renaissance spine systems.
Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor Robotics will sell four of its Renaissance spine systems to a major U.S. hospital corporation for acute-care use in four U.S. markets. Twenty-six Renaissance systems are in use nationwide and 48 globally.
Orthopaedic & Spine Institute established a children's ward.
The Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in San Antonio opened the Children's Orthopaedic & Spine Center, which will focus on creating a friendly environment that revolves around pediatric care.
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Sequestration went into full effect Monday, cutting Medicare payments by 2 percent. Congress failed to roll back sequestration across-the-board spending cuts that would have extended government funding through Sept. 30, and has been unable to compromise on a 2014 budget plan. The amount patients are responsible for paying to physicians is not impacted by sequestration.
Aesculap launched MIS device.
Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap launched its Hi-Line XXS Minimally Invasive Microsurgical hand piece for broad use and improved in-procedure visibility during minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Ernesto Canalis received $1.6 million NIH grant.
The National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has granted $1,640,000 to Ernesto Canalis, MD, director of research at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. With the grant, Dr. Canalis will study a new signal, how it affects the function of specialized cells embedded in the bone matrix and its possible role in certain forms of osteoporosis.
AxioMed patents disc implant shape.
Garfield Heights, Ohio-based AxioMed Spine Corp. received a U.S. patent for the trapezoidal shape of its spinal disc replacement. This shape was first used by AxioMed in its Freedom Cervical Disc and later in its Freedom Lumbar Disc.
Physicians hold highest paying U.S. jobs.
Of the 10 highest-paying jobs across all U.S. industries, the top nine are related to physician specialties. Out of 22 major occupational groups and 821 occupations surveyed, surgeons ranked second with a mean wage of $230,540 annually. Anesthesiologists took the top spot with $232,830, and obstetricians ranked third with $216,760.
A major hospital corporation purchased four Renaissance spine systems.
Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor Robotics will sell four of its Renaissance spine systems to a major U.S. hospital corporation for acute-care use in four U.S. markets. Twenty-six Renaissance systems are in use nationwide and 48 globally.
Orthopaedic & Spine Institute established a children's ward.
The Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in San Antonio opened the Children's Orthopaedic & Spine Center, which will focus on creating a friendly environment that revolves around pediatric care.
More Articles on Spine:
7 Orthopedic Practices Expanding or Merging
5 Qualities of Effective Spine Surgeon Leaders in Profitable Practices
Discectomy for Disc Herniation Could Save $2.1 Billion Over Non-Surgical Treatment