BACKGROUND: The use of bone marrow concentrate (BMC) for treatment of
musculoskeletal disorders has become increasingly popular over the last several years, as …

Background: With increasing costs of health care in the United States, attention is focused
on expensive conditions. Musculoskeletal disorders with low back and neck pain account for …

Background: Interventional techniques for managing spinal pain, from conservative
modalities to surgical interventions, are thought to have been growing rapidly. Interventional …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major disruptions in all aspects of human
life including a decline of medical services utilized during 2020. An analysis of the impact of …

Background With the benefit of mechanical thrombectomy firmly established, the focus has
shifted to improved delivery of care. Reducing time from symptom onset to reperfusion is a …

Background: The cost of US health care continues to increase, with treatments related to low
back and neck pain and other musculoskeletal disorders accounting for the third highest …

On August 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final
rule (CMS-1694-P) that they hoped would provide patients and caregivers better access to …

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, commonly known as
Obamacare has had a large effect on healthcare delivery to millions of Americans. 1–3 …

Background Few studies have examined the trends in clinical and economic outcomes of
patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who receive endovascular therapy (ET) in the real …

Objective In response to rising national health expenditures, the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, with major provisions implemented in 2014 …