Neal ElAttrache, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, will perform shoulder surgery on two-time Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto, according to a Fightnews.com report.
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Robert Watkins, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, will perform a cervical fusion on the Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish, according to a CBS Boston report.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Paul Cadorette, CPC, CPC-H-ORTHO, CPC-P-ASC, will give a presentation titled "Key Strategies for Billing and Coding."
Cedar Park, Texas-based Specialty Compounding has issued a voluntary recall of all lots of sterile medications that have not expired.
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses offers a free surgical checklist to ensure patient safety and help facilities meet The Joint Commission's Universal Protocol requirements.
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Hospitals in St. Louis-based Ascension Health implement infection prevention practices differently, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Many consumers in the U.S. don't understand traditional health insurance plans, according to a Journal of Health Economics study.
The number of physicians paying medical malpractice fees has fallen to the lowest number on record, according to a report from Public Citizen.
Most physicians believe that accountable care organizations will be successful in introducing performance reporting and benchmarking, according to Deloitte's 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.