An electronic health record alert that reminded physicians to administer pediatric flu vaccinations increased the odds of children receiving the vaccine, according to a study sponsored by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nev., announced the addition of orthopedic and sports medicine specialists Joseph Yu, MD, and Roddy McGee, DO, to its medical staff as independent members.
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy announced that Mercy Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Smith is projected to open in October 2014.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Kentucky is launching a year-long study to find out whether the state's new laws that aim at reducing prescription drug abuse are helping do so, according to a Courier-Journal report.
The newest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine contains two studies evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Medtronic's recombinant human bone morphogenic protein, Infuse, in spinal fusion surgery.
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, located in Smyrna, Tenn., has been named a Blue Distinction Center.
A Delaware jury handed down a $16 million favorable judgment to Johnson & Johnson's DePuy-Synthes in its patent infringement suit against Globus Medical, according to a Mass Device report.
Moshe Shoham, PhD, received the Thomas A. Edison Patent Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for inventing the Mazor Robotics' Renaissance spine system.
Minimally invasive spine surgery has been rapidly evolving for decades, and the resurgence of the attempt to perform more appropriately invasive surgical techniques will continue to develop.
As a part of a planned expansion, University Medical Center in Lafayette, La., will open an orthopedic clinic. The clinic is expected on open on July 1, after Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center takes over UMC.