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NewsPayment disclosure by docs to medical journals poor
Many surgeons fail to disclose their financial ties to orthopedics device companies, according to an article published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Co-author Dr. David Rothman of Read more...
Government plans investigation of devicemaker kickbacks to surgeons
Federal health officials and prosecutors are mounting an investigation designed to identify doctors how accept kickbacks from drug and devicemakers for using their products. The investigation focuses Read more...
Joint manufacturers paying doctors again
Well, knock me over with a feather. It seems that doctors are back to being paid as consultants for artificial hip and knee manufacturers after a federal criminal investigation last year brought such Read more...
Trend: Huge growth in use of CT scans troubles observers
At one point, CT scans were used now and then, when doctors had few alternatives. Today, however, CT scans have become a standard method for diagnosing ordinary problems like kidney stones, frequent Read more...
Trend: Regulators pay more attention to implant firm payments to doctors
For years, it's been an accepted practice for hip- and knee-replacement manufacturers to pay surgeons big bucks in the form of royalties, consulting gigs and speaker's fees, sometimes hitting Read more...
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| Press ReleasesAJRR Announces Launch of National Joint Replacement Registry Using Remedy Informatics' Next-Generation Registry SoftwareNational hip and knee replacement registry will offer orthopedic surgeons unprecedented ability to discover new patterns in data from joint replacement procedures to improve patient outcomesROSEMONT, Read more >> US Surgeon Brand Loyalty Varies Widely between SpecialtiesDetails of How Differing Specialties Make Medical Device Purchase Decisions Quantified by Millennium Research Group’s New Perception Pulse Report TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to Millennium Read more >> Companiesandmarkets.com: Analysis of the Orthopedics Implant Market - Future of Joint ReplacementsLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The orthopedics implant market in Singapore is expected to grow at 5.9 per cent annually. As a leading biocluster in Asia, Singapore provides access to global talent, Read more >> Tornier Announces Conference Call of Second Quarter ResultsAMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tornier N.V. (NASDAQ:TRNX), announced today its second quarter 2011 conference call will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. eastern time following a news Read more >> Swissray Sells Another DR System to a Large Orthopedic Practice in FloridaEAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Swissray International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of direct digital Radiography (ddR) systems, announced today that they have sold another Read more >> |
