A total of $662 million in incentives were paid for both the Physician Quality Reporting System and e-Prescribing Incentive Programs in 2010, which represents a 72 percent increase since 2009, according to a CMIO report.
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Fifty-seven percent of Medicare physicians used an electronic health record system at their primary practice location in 2011, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (pdf).
A group of academic emergency medicine specialists has launched a national registry to gather patient feedback on Sprix nasal spray for pain management, Regency Therapeutics announced today.
Patients receiving intravenous acetaminophen after bariatric surgery had a significantly lower requirement for opioids in the day following surgery, according to a study reported in MedPage Today.
Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, N.Y., announced the opening of Joint Solutions, a center for orthopedic replacement surgery.
A new study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty found that compliance with joint replacement registries at individual hospitals was low, even when the hospital employed a relatively simple reporting mechanism.
William Warren Brien, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in California, was recently elected to 1st Century Bancshares' board of directors.
Robin Borchardt, MD, joined Rockford (Ill.) Orthopedic Associates as the practice's medical director, according to a Rockford Register Star report.
Lewis Yocum, MD, will perform arthroscopic shoulder surgery on the Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Michael Stutes, according to an MLB report.
Joel Boyd, MD, has performed arthroscopic knee surgery on WNBA Minnesota Lynx backup center Jessica Adair, according to a Star Tribune report.