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Dr. Diane Palkert Joins Minnesota's Deer River HealthCare Center
(Matching tags: foot and ankle care,Dr. Diane Palkert,Deer River HealthCare,Minnesota) Diane Palkert, MD, has joined the Deer River HealthCare Center in Deer River, Minn., as a general orthopedic surgeon, according to a Herald-Review report. -
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Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minnesota Will Offer Urgent Care
(Matching tags: urgent care,Twin Cities Orthopedics,Minnesota) Twin Cities Orthopedics in Edina, Minn., will begin offering urgent care services on evenings and during the weekend beginning in August, according to a Star Tribune report. -
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Minnesota's Twin Cities Orthopedics Opens Edina Building
(Matching tags: surger center,Twin Cities Orthopedics,x-ray,sports medicine,Minnesota) Twin Cities Orthopedics opened a new 75,000 square-foot building in Edina, Minn., which includes an exam room, x-ray station and cast room, according to a company news release. -
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St. Cloud Orthopedics in Minnesota Opens New Facility
(Matching tags: Minnesota,orthopedics,Saint Cloud) St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates has opened a new facility in Sartell, Minn., according to St. Cloud Orthopedics and the St. Cloud Times. -
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Minnesota Medical Professional Groups Urge Legislators to Use Medicaid, Not Revamped State Plan
(Matching tags: Minnesota,Medicaid,medical associations,GAMC) Officials from Minnesota's hospital, nurse and physicians' associations are urging state lawmakers and Governor Tim Pawlenty to cover the state's low-income residents with the state-federal Medicaid plan ... -
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Minnesota House Passes $164M in Health Cuts, but Governor Says It's Not Enough
(Matching tags: Minnesota,Medicaid funding,budget cuts) The Minnesota House approved $164 million in cuts for health and human service spending, but Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he would veto the bill because it raises taxes and its cuts need to be far ... -
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Minnesota Orthopedic Surgery Center Partners With Insurer to Offer Recovery in Luxury Hotel Following Joint Replacement
(Matching tags: Minnesota,Tria Orthopedic Center,Hilton,hotel recovery) Tria Orthopedic Center in Bloomington, Minn., is participating in a pilot program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota to offer joint replacement followed by recovery at a nearby Hilton hotel, according ... -
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Fairview Health Opens New Orthopedic Clinic at University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus
(Matching tags: Minnesota,Minneapolis,Fairview Health) Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has opened a Fairview Sports and Orthopedic Care Clinic near the campus of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, according to a report by the ... -
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Minnesota's Summit Orthopedics Appoints CEO
(Matching tags: Minnesota,Jack Drogt,Summit Orthopedics,Minneapolis) Summit Orthopedics, the largest orthopedics practices in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, has named Jack Drogt, MD, as its CEO, according to a report by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. -
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Minnesota, New York Propose Bans on Industry Gifts
(Matching tags: New York,Minnesota,legislation,industry gifts) Minnesota and New York are looking to join Massachusetts and Vermont in restricting industry gifts to physicians and enacting other measures to limit the influence pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers ... -
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Minnesota Attorney General Suing Firms Selling Discount Health Insurance Cards
(Matching tags: Minnesota,insurance,Attorney General,Family Care,discount cards) The Minnesota Attorney General is suing two Texas-based companies that sell discount health insurance cards, claiming they used deceptive marketing practices, according to a release from the Attorney General. ... -
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Medical Device Start-Up Disc Dynamics Closing After Failing to Get FDA Clearance
(Matching tags: Minnesota,Disc Dynamics,closing,medical device manufacturer) Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Disc Dynamics is shutting down after it failed to get approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to run a clinical trial to test its minimally invasive technology for ... -
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Minnesota Home Healthcare Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
(Matching tags: Minnesota,guilty plea,Medicaid fraud) B. Bennie Perkins of Plymouth, Minn., the owner of a home healthcare company pleaded guilty in federal court to obtaining $74,000 from Medicaid fraudulently by causing submission of reimbursement claims ... -
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University of Minnesota Considers New Conflict-of-Interest Policy Following Probe of Orthopedic Surgeon's Industry Ties
(Matching tags: Minnesota,orthopedic surgeons,University of Minnesota,conflict-of-interest) The University of Minnesota is considering a new conflict-of-interest policy that would require faculty to file annual reports of their industry ties, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. ... -
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Twin City Orthopedics Plans New Minnesota Location
(Matching tags: Minnesota,construction) Twin City Orthopedics is planning to break ground on a new facility in Otsego, Minn., in early 2010 and open in the fall, according to a release by the Star News.
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