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Many aspects of the current healthcare system could possibly undergo seismic changes as Congress considers healthcare reform. These Olympian struggles are being closely monitored by Peter Mandell, MD, the new chair of the Council on Advocacy at the American Academy…

There is an increasing interest in the United States to provide quality healthcare at a lower cost. As lawmakers and consumers look for ways to reduce healthcare costs while maintaining high-level patient care, they are drawn to certain providers, such…

Here is the average time spent in convalescent care unit for a number of spine procedures performed in the ASC setting, according to a study completed by Kenneth Pettine, MD. The study analyzed data from 1,030 spine cases performed at…

Here is the average time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit for a number of spine procedures performed in the ASC setting, according to a study completed by Kenneth Pettine, MD. The study analyzed data from 1,030 spine cases performed…

Here is the average time spent in the operating room for a number of spine procedures performed in the ASC setting, according to a study completed by Kenneth Pettine, MD. The study analyzed data from 1,030 spine cases performed at…

Hendricks Regional Health, a 156-bed hospital in Danville, Ind., has opened an orthopedics and sports medicine practice in Danville, just west of Indianapolis, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Officials from the American Medical Association are raising their concerns over some aspects of the current healthcare reform legislation circulating through Congress, which they say may interfere with a physician's relationship with his or her patients, according to a report…

A recent study by the Medical Group Management Association, entitled "Medical practice today: What members have to say," found that finances and electronic health records are the top challenges for medical practices in 2009, according an MGMA news release.

A new program at the University of California, San Francisco, is encouraging teenage girls to develop an interest in orthopedic surgery, which is still a male-dominated bastion even as women flood into the rest of medicine, the San Francisco Examiner…

While medical educators routinely use simulated mannequins to teach basic diagnosis, virtual reality is much more challenging in surgery because it involves making precise movements and sensing minute resistance to instruments, Wired Science reports.