Aging Population, Rising Middle Class Could Boost Medical Device Companies
An aging population in China combined with a growing middle class will affect U.S. imports of U.S. made medical devices …
Fracture Treatment App for Orthopaedic Surgeons
The AO Surgery Reference is a comprehensive portal of surgical knowledge that includes hundreds of surgical procedures and approaches, tools …
Need to Know Dates for Physicians in 2014
Almost everyone will be affected by the Affordable Care Act in one way or another. For many, it will mean …
Publisher’s Note from Kent Anderson, CEO and Publisher of JBJS
The Internet has fundamentally changed how orthopaedic surgeons discover and share information, but it has also put greater emphasis on …
A Conversation with Dr. Jo Hannafin, President of AOSSM
Here are a few excerpts from the JBJS conversation with Dr. Jo Hannafin, President of AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for …
The Many Challenges of the Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
If you are a sales rep in the pharma market, 6 minutes may be as long as you get with …
How to Prevent Surgical “No-Shows”
When patients don’t show up for their scheduled surgery, many costs are incurred that cannot be recouped, including the OR …
The “Dirty Dozen” of Health IT
Marion K. Jenkins, an executive vice president at 3t Systems, an IT services company, cites 12 IT threats that healthcare …
Editor’s Choice
The article, “Guiding Femoral Rotational Growth in an Animal Model” by Arami, et al. is an intriguing variation …