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Nearly half of the American public views the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unfavorably, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll.

CMS has named 123 new accountable care organizations in its Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Jessica Shellock, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute in Plano.

There are a few words of wisdom common among new small business owners, but an article posted on Mashable discusses five of the worst pieces of advice a new owner can take.

Madhavan Pisharodi, MD, a neurosurgeon focused on spine surgery, recently received a patent for a battery charger that has a built-in timer to prevent overcharging, according to a Brownsville Herald report.

Neurosurgeon Charles L. Branch Sr., MD, who practiced in San Antonio for nearly 30 years, recently died of endocarditis at the age of 87, according to a My San Antonio report.

Elsevier has launched the open access journal Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management.

Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Somersworth, N.H., has earned three-year accreditation for MRI from the American College of Radiology, according to a SeacoastOnline.com report.

More than half of orthopedic surgeons, 61 percent, do not feel fairly compensated, according to Medscape’s Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013. Here are three statistics on how orthopedic surgeons view their career choice.

Many practices are satisfied with a 60 to 75 percent first pass recovery rate, according to a Physicians Practice report. Here are three ways to work towards achieving zero claims denials.