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Patient-matched technology increases surgical efficiency for hospitals
Surgical accuracy, and, by extension, hospital efficiency, could be improved through the use of patient-matched technology, according to a study published in the January 2012 edition of The Journal
Payment 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
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
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
