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Integra LifeSciences Opens Spine Research, Education and Training Center in Irvine, California
(Matching tags: research,education,training,spine surgery,Integra LifeSciences,California) Integra LifeSciences opened a new facility for spine surgery research, education and training using Integra's products in Irvine, Calif., according to a company news release. -
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California Senate Approves Bill Aimed at Reducing Radiation Overdoses in Imaging Studies
(Matching tags: California,CT scans,radiation,overdose) The California Senate voted 24-5 to approve a new bill that would increase reporting and regulation of radiation overdoses in CT scans, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. ... -
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California's Sutter Medical Center First in Nation to Use Next-Generation ROBODOC System for Joint Replacement
(Matching tags: California,hip replacement,ROBODOC,Sutter Medical Center,William Bargar) William Bargar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., performed the first hip replacement using the next-generation ROBODOC system for joint replacement procedures, ... -
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California's Chapman Medical Center Opens Neuroscience and Spine Center
(Matching tags: California,opening,spine center,Chapman Medical Center,neurosciene) Chapman Medical Center in Orange, Calif., has opened a new neuroscience and spine center, according to OC Metro. -
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California's Hill Physicians Posts $4.7M Net Income in 2009
(Matching tags: revenue,California,EHR,Hill Physicians Medical Group,income) San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group, which represents around 3,000 physicians in Northern California, reported nearly $4.7 million in net income for 2009 on $419 million in revenue, according ... -
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WellPoint Withdraws Proposed Rate Increases in California After Errors Discovered
(Matching tags: California,WellPoint,Anthem Blue Cross,premium increases) WellPoint, which runs Anthem Blue Cross in California, withdrew its request for rate increases in California's individual insurance market after the state's insurance commissioner found flaws with the ... -
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California Hospitals, Physicians to Begin Bundled Fees for Hip, Knee Replacements
(Matching tags: pilot program,California,knee replacement,hip replacement,bundled fee) Several California hospitals will begin using bundled fees, which include both facility and physician fees, when billing for hip and knee replacements, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. ... -
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Barton Health Opens Orthopedic Center in Lake Tahoe
(Matching tags: California,Tahoe Center for Orthopedics,Barton Health) Barton Health has opened its Tahoe Center for Orthopedics in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., according to a report by the Record-Courier. -
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Washington Hospital in California Begins Construction on Joint Replacement Center
(Matching tags: California,Washington Hospital,Center for Joint Replacement) Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif., is moving forward with the construction of $44 million, three-story Center for Joint Replacement, according to a report by the Oakland Tribune. -
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Northern California's Largest IPA Adding 500 Physicians
(Matching tags: California,merger,Hill Physicinas Medical Group) Hill Physicians Medical Group, based in San Ramon, Calif., is in talks to merge with Physicians Integrated Medical Group, according to a story in the San Francisco Business Times. -
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Neurosurgery Pioneer Named Division Chief of UC San Diego Health Sciences
(Matching tags: California,UCSD Medical Center,neurosurgery,brain tumor center) Bob Carter, MD, PhD, has been named chief of the division of neurosurgery at the University of California San Diego Medical Center and Moores UCSD Cancer Center, according to a UCSD news release. ... -
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Federal Appeals Court Bars California From Cutting Medicaid Payments
(Matching tags: California,reimbursements,Medi-Cal,cuts) A federal appeals court has stopped the State of California from cutting Medi-Cal payments to physicians and hospitals by 5 percent, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. ... -
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California Physician Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment for Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: California,healthcare fraud,sentencing,Steven Kooshian) George Steven Kooshian, an AIDS physician based in La Quinta, Calif., was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal healthcare fraud charges for "subdosing" patients by ... -
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Former Los Angeles Hospital Owner Gets Three-Year Sentence for Medicare Fraud
(Matching tags: California,kickbacks,sentencing,City of Angels Medical Center) Robert Bourseau, the former owner of City of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to provide illegal kickbacks for the recruitment ... -
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WellPoint Explains High Rate Increases for Individual Insurance
(Matching tags: California,WellPoint,Kathleen Sebelius,rate increases) WellPoint explained why it wants to increase rates as much as 39 percent for individual insurance at its California subsidiary, Anthem Blue Cross, in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. ... -
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Anthem Delays Individual Insurance Rate Hike, Pending Study; Other States Also See Large Rate Hikes
(Matching tags: California,Anthem Blue Cross,insurance premiums) Anthem Blue Cross of California has agreed to postpone big rate increases for individual policyholders from March 1 to May 1 so outside actuaries can review its rate proposal, according to a report by ... -
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Naval Medical Center San Diego Re-Opens Orthopedics Department
(Matching tags: California,orthopedics,renovation,NMCSD,re-opening) The Naval Medical Center San Diego has re-opened its orthopedics surgery department after a four-phase, $2.5 million renovation project, according to an article by NMCSD. -
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California Doctors Agree on Need for Health Reform, Disagree on Which Version
(Matching tags: healthcare reform,California,California Medical Association) A recent survey of members of the California Medical Association found that although almost all of them would like to see some sort of health reform, they are evenly divided over which kind, according ... -
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HHS Sec. Sebelius Calls on Anthem Blue Cross of California to Justify Rate Hikes
(Matching tags: California,HHS,Anthem Blue Cross,Kathleen Sebelius,rate increases,individual policies) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has called upon Anthem Blue Cross of California to justify its recent rate hikes, which are set to go into effect March 1, according ... -
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Anthem Blue Cross of California Raises Individual Premiums by 30-39%
(Matching tags: California,Anthem Blue Cross,insurance premiums) Anthem Blue Cross, California's largest for-profit health insurer, is raising premiums for individual insurance policies by 30-39 percent on March 1, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. ... -
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CMA Says California HMOs Will Need More Doctors to Meet New Time Limits
(Matching tags: California,HMOs,patient waiting times,California Medical Association) New state regulations setting time limits for HMO patients to see doctors may force HMOs to add more physicians to keep appointments on time, according to a release from the California Medical Association. ... -
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California's Senate Passes Single-Payor Bill: Will Health Reform Debate Move to the States?
(Matching tags: healthcare reform,California,single-payor healthcare) The California Senate passed a bill to create a single-payor health system, less than a week after a special election in Massachusetts cost Senate Democrats' the 60-vote majority they needed to pass federal ... -
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California Sets Maximum Wait Times for HMO Patients
(Matching tags: California,wait times,HMO) The California Department of Managed Health Care has set maximum wait times for HMO patients who request appointments with physicians and is the first state to do so, according to a report by the Los Angeles ... -
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Spine Surgeon Joins California Hand Surgeon in Practice
(Matching tags: California,spine surgeon,private practice,Brian Rudin,Glenn Cohen) Brian D. Rudin, MD, a spine surgeon, has joined Glenn D. Cohen, MD, a hand, wrist and elbow surgeon, at his private practice in Westlake Village, Calif., effective Jan. 1, 2010, according to a news release ... -
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D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center Announces New Hand and Wrist Institute, Names Director
(Matching tags: California,D.I.S.C. Sports,John Knight) D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center, based in Marina del Rey, Calif., has announced the opening of The Hand and Wrist Institute at D.I.S.C., with locations at D.I.S.C. locations in Marina del Rey and Beverly ... -
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New Orthopedics Practice Opens in La Quinta, Calif.
(Matching tags: S.T.A.R. Orthopedics,California) Raj K. Sinha, MD, has opened S.T.A.R. Orthopedics in La Quinta, Calif., according to a report by the Desert Sun. -
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California County Program to Pay off Student Loans to Pediatric Specialists
(Matching tags: pediatrics,California,orthopedic surgeons,loan forgiveness) Pediatric specialists in areas such as neurology, endocrinology and orthopedics can apply next year for a medical student loan forgiveness program in Orange County, Calif., according to the Orange County ... -
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Natividad Medical Center in California Expands Orthopedic Services
(Matching tags: California,Natividad Medical Center,orthopedic clinic) Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, Calif., will offer orthopedic clinic services five days a week starting in early 2010, according to a report in The Californian. ... -
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Los Angeles' Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Pays $3M to Settle Kickback Allegations
(Matching tags: California,kickbacks,Kerlan Jobe,Los Angeles) The Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, a sports medicine clinic in Los Angeles, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations that it received illegal kickbacks from HealthSouth Corp., according to a ... -
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Two Large California Medical Groups Consider Merger
(Matching tags: California,Palo Alto Medical Foundation,Mills-Peninsula Medical Group,merger) The Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group in Burlingame, Calif., are considering a merger that would create a 1,300 physician group that would cover the Peninsula, Silicon ... -
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Medical Device Start-Up SpineGuard Names Danek Medical Founder as Director
(Matching tags: California,SpineGuard,Alan Olson,director) San Francisco-based SpineGuard, a medical device start-up company, has named Alan Olson, founder and former president of Danek Medical, as director, according to a SpineGuard news release. -
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California Orthopedic Surgeon Opens New Office
(Matching tags: California,orthopedic surgeon,James McSweeney,office,opening) Orthopedic surgeon James E. McSweeney, MD, has opened a new office in El Centro, Calif, to better serve patients in the Imperial Valley region of San Diego County, according to a report in the Imperial ... -
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California Hospital Sues City Over Approval of New Joint Replacement Hospital
(Matching tags: California,lawsuit) John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the city of Indio, Calif., over the city's approval of a proposed joint replacement hospital, according to a report by the Desert Sun.
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