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Spine Procedures, Practices and News
March 26, 2013
AAOS Approves First Appropriate Use Criteria
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors has approved its first appropriate use criteria, according to an AAOS news release.
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Improving Practice Profits
January 31, 2013
Study: Physicians Feel Relief When Providing Pain Relief
A new study published online in Molecular Psychiatry has found that when physicians effectively relieve their patients' pain, the region of their brain activity mirrored that of a patient experiencing a placebo effect, according to a Popular Science report.
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Pain Management
New York Pain Consultants, a pain management center, has seen a 20 percent increase in patients per week since Hurricane Sandy, according to Luis M. Fandos, co-founder of the center.
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Pain Management
January 11, 2013
Study: Obese Patients Have Worse Outcomes After Spine Surgery
A recent study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery shows that obese patients have poorer outcomes after both surgical and non-surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation.
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Spine
October 25, 2012
Dr. Hooman Melamed Creates Spine Care Program for Uninsured Patients
Hooman Melamed, MD, will select one patient each month who cannot afford medical care to receive free treatment for tumors, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, cervical and lumbar spine disorders and other spine ailments, according to Patch.
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Spine
September 27, 2012
ISASS Creates Advocacy Organization
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery has created a new advocacy organization, the International Advocates for Spine Patients.
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Spine
September 06, 2012
Evolving Strategies for Surgery Centers to Reach Savvy Healthcare Consumers: Q&A With Dr. Arvind Movva, CEO of Regional SurgiCenter
Changes in the healthcare industry, coupled with the evolving consumer mindset, are driving healthcare providers to find new and innovative ways to attract patients. Some ambulatory surgery centers, such as Regional SurgiCenter, have published pricing information online to attract patients who are comparison-shopping.
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers
The average orthopedic surgeon spends between 20 hours to 30 hours seeing patients each week, according to Medscape's 2012 Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation Report. However, nearly a quarter of orthopedic surgeons spend less than 30 hours per week seeing patients while around 5 percent spend more than 65 hours seeing patients. By contrast, the average orthopedic surgeon spends between five hours and 14 hours doing administrative work, including paperwork. Here is the breakdown for the minutes spent with each patient and the hours spent in administrative activity.
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Improving Practice Profits
Here are five spine surgeons discussing the most common misconceptions patients have when coming into their office.
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Spine
October 13, 2011
AAOS: Herbal Supplements Problematic for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Complementary and alternative medical treatments like herbal supplements are increasingly used among older patients and patients with chronic pain, but they could have harmful side effects when combined with medications taken during and after orthopedic surgery, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.
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Pain Management