Orthopedic Device Pricing Is Excessive, Surgeon Charges In Editorial
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Advanced orthopedic device designs and materials introduced in recent years do not always show sufficient outcome improvements to justify increasing costs in a climate of declining reimbursement, according to an editorial in a recent issue of the journal Orthopedics
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