News and Notes

Northwest Specialty Hospital now hosts the most advanced collection of spinal surgical technology in the country, according to a press release. As one of only two hospitals in the nation with the Excelsius3D Imaging System and an ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation...

Exactech has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion Hip Resurfacing System. Exactech, a minority shareholder of JointMedica Limited, is collaborating with the United...

Paragon 28 Inc., a medical device company exclusively focused on the foot and ankle orthopedic market, has announced an expansion of its soft-tissue portfolio with the launch of its Grappler Suture Anchor System. The Grappler Suture Anchor System provides surgeons an...

National Medical Billing Services, a health care revenue cycle management (RCM) company serving the surgical market, has acquired Medi-Corp Inc., a nationwide RCM services provider specializing in anesthesia, ASCs and pain management. “This partnership will further...

Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp recently signed several bills designed to benefit health care providers and patients in Georgia. The new laws will also strengthen the state’s health care system, according to a news release. One piece of legislation signed into...

Nurses: the backbone of the health care industry Consistently ranked the most trusted professionals in the U.S., nurses serve on the front lines of health care. Today, there are about three million nurses working in the U.S., and more than 29 million around the globe:...