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Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Va., has opened The Center for Advanced Joint and Spine Care, according to a Village News report.

A Kentucky Senate committee approved legislation Tuesday allowing the attorney general control over the state's prescription drug tracking system, but it included revisions to protect physicians from excessive oversight, according to a Lexington Courier-Journal report.

Manatee County in Florida this week approved a new ordinance designed to regulate existing pain clinics in the county and cut down on those that sell prescription drugs for profit, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

No part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can stand without the individual mandate, conservative Supreme Court justices said today, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Here are the top 10 states with more ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals, according to 2009 data from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution.

Social media tools, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, are becoming increasingly important for managing businesses, including orthopedic practices. According to a new Medscape report, Facebook is the most popular social media website for orthopedists. Here are 10 statistics on…

Construction has begun on a new ambulatory care facility that will house a surgery center in Irvine, Calif., according to a news release from Swinerton Builders, the project's design-build services provider.

National Spine & Pain Centers, which operates 10 ambulatory surgery centers and is based in Rockville, Md., has acquired Virginia-based Capitol Spine & Pain Centers, according to a news release.

The Food and Drug Administration published guidance for medical device manufacturers that describes how the benefits and risks of certain medical devices are considered during the pre-market review.

Walter B. McClelland, Jr., MD, has joined Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta.