Seven hospitals have agreed to pay the United States more than $6.3 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare related to kyphoplasty procedures performed between 2000 ...

When vertebral compression fractures cause intense pain and make it difficult to function, a minimally invasive procedure called Kyphoplasty can quickly relieve the pain and restore mobility. Brain ...

Nine hospitals in seven states will pay the federal government more than $9.4 million to settle whistleblower allegations that they overcharged Medicare for spinal kyphoplasty procedures, the Justice ...

In 2008 the BCBSA Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) conducted an assessment of this technology and found that based on the evidence, Kyphoplasty did not meet TEC criteria. Centers for Medicare and ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 3, 2009 — Balloon kyphoplasty can be performed with low periprocedural morbidity and can result in clinical improvement, report ...

Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that doesn't take long, and reduces the patient's pain significantly and quickly. Thursday, August 25, 2022 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno woman spent ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DFine, Inc., developer of minimally invasive solutions for treating vertebral pathologies, announced today that Robert Pflugmacher, M.D., of University Hospital in ...

Nine hospitals in seven states have agreed to pay the United States more than $9.4 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare related to kyphoplasty procedures ...

7 Hospitals to Pay Over $6.3M to Resolve Kyphoplasty-Related False Claims Allegations Seven hospitals have agreed to pay the United States more than $6.3 million to settle allegations that they ...

Vertebral compression fractures are one of the most common types of osteoporotic fracture. Osteoporotic fractures are common in the elderly and particularly in postmenopausal women, but they can also ...