The American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association and other medical societies have written letters urging HHS to postpone drafting stage 3 standards for meaningful use of electronic health record systems until it studies how the stage 1 criteria…
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A new study published online in Molecular Psychiatry has found that when physicians effectively relieve their patients' pain, the region of their brain activity mirrored that of a patient experiencing a placebo effect, according to a Popular Science report.
Several sports medicine physicians were recognized as top in their field as voted on by their peers.
A New York-based department of neurological surgery is seeking a revenue manager who is directly responsible for managing the overall revenue cycle for the department.
Medical device company Medtronic has introduced in Europe a line of spinal cord stimulators for chronic back and leg pain that are compatible with magnetic resonance imaging, according to American News Report.
Fourth-quarter profit at device manufacturer Zimmer Holdings dropped 2.4 percent in its 2012 fiscal year, from $156.6 million last year to $152.8 million this year.
William Taylor, MD, has begun using a cutting-edge approach to scoliosis treatment, which is designed to produce better outcomes, decreased recovery time and reduced risk of complications.
Three spine surgeons discuss what aspect of healthcare reform will have the biggest impact on spine this year.
Although U.S. healthcare spending is in a multiyear slowdown, growing just 4 percent in 2011, state and local government healthcare spending is growing much faster, up 10 percent in the same year, according to a report by the Pew Center…