The healthcare sector added 19,000 seasonally adjusted jobs in April, 5,400 of which occurred in physicians' offices, according to preliminary results from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD, is the medical director of the San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders and is a clinical professor in the orthopedic surgery department at the University of California San Diego. He is an active member of the…
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Cape Fear Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Wilmington, N.C., has been named a Blue Distinction Center+ in Knee and Hip Replacements by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, according to an Island Gazette report.
After analyzing physician density, malpractice coverage, insurance competition, medical board activity, insurance mix, income tax and cost of living from across the country, Medscape released the best and worst places to practice in the United States.
MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland announced that it has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Facility for total joint replacement and spine surgery.
Orthopedic surgeon Scott E. Powell, MD, was elected to the MusiCares Board of Directors.
Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio, announced the addition of Sachida Manocha, MD, an interventional pain physician, to its medical staff, according to a report by The Newark Advocate.
The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Farzad Mostashari, announced that the "Governance Framework for Trusted Electronic Health Information Exchange" has been released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
The ninth Biennial Congress of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine will be held May 12 to 16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
San Diego, Calif.-based NuVasive has acquired ANC, a spine implant manufacturer based in Dayton, Ohio.