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Pilot program will test bundled fees on knee, hip replacements

In an experiment modeled after Medicare's bundled payment pilot programs, several California hospitals this summer will begin charging bundled fees for knee and hip replacements. Four insurers, Read more...

Study: Hip, knee replacement surgery rates soaring

Over the past seven years, implanting artificial knee and hip joints has become extremely common, and could become so popular that the system can't absorb the demand, researchers project. A recent Read more...

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myHalo Grows as Automatic Fall Detection Becomes a Must-Have

Developer of myHalo monitoring system reminds families that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among seniors.HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What if there's a Read more >>

Coventry Health Care Latest to Provide Access to SBi’s STAR™ Total Ankle Replacement System

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) announced today that 1.7 million people nationwide covered by Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) will have access to SBi’s STAR™ Total Read more >>

Mayo Clinic Launches New Center to Focus on How Health Care is Delivered

ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of a new initiative focused on creating new and improved approaches to delivering health care. The Center for the Science of Read more >>

Good Samaritan Hospital Orthopaedic Surgeon Named One of America’s Best Knee Surgeons

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Good Samaritan Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Lawrence D. Dorr, M.D. was named one of America’s Best Knee surgeons by Chicago-based Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Read more >>