Gastroenterologist Sunitha Pudhota, MD, has joined the medical staff at Methodist Mansfield (Texas) Medical Center, according to a Focus Daily News report.
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A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows rectally administered indomethacin significantly reduced the incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Orthopedic practices around the country are considering whether to implement electronic health records and begin the process of achieving meaningful use of those systems. Barbara Sack, Executive Director at Midwest Orthopaedics in Shawnee Mission, Kan., helped lead her practice to…
A new study reinforces the use of cooled radiofrequency treatment to ease sacroiliac joint pain in the lower back.
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has received a $4.4 million grant to study sarcoidosis in African-American patients, according to a News-Star report.
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More than half of young physicians are pessimistic about the future of U.S. healthcare, according to a survey released yesterday. The Physicians Foundation study, which questioned 500 physicians age 40 and under, reveals widespread concern about healthcare legislation and dissatisfaction…
Raj Rao, MD, is a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, having served as the director of the spine and orthopaedic surgery department since 1999. His special interests include surgical management of cervical myelopathy,…
Stephen Hochschuler, MD, founded Texas Back Institute in Plano in 1977 with Ralph Rashbaum, MD, and Richard Guyer, MD. During that time, consensus seemed to believe that the physician's role was to focus on taking care of patients and not…
There are several ways to maintain efficiency at surgery centers, but ASCs can't be efficient unless surgeons have good time management skills.
CMS has named the first 27 accountable care organizations to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective this month.