Robert Stein, MD, a Nashville, Tenn.-based orthopedic surgeon, has received the Golden Apple Award from Health Volunteers Overseas for his efforts in Bhutan, according to a report from The Tennessean.
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Bruce Hamilton-Dick, MD, joined the team at St. Mary's Center for Orthopaedics in Lewiston, Maine.
The Inland Empire Health Information Exchange comprised of 48 healthcare organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino, Calif., has "gone live," according to a Healthcare IT News report.
Houston-based Victory Healthcare is likely to turn one of its San Antonio facilities into an ambulatory surgery center, according to a San Antonio News report.
An increased focus on HIPAA compliance has not brought better data security to the healthcare industry, according to the "2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data" report by Kroll Advisory Solutions, a risk mitigation and response company.
Crozer-Keystone Health System in Chester, Pa., plans to eliminate 325 positions throughout the system due to the increasing movement toward outpatient procedures, according to a Delco Times report.
Surgeons at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Fla., announced today they have exceeded 18,000 patients on their "parathyroid surgery map," which documents where patients come from to undergo parathyroid surgery at the center, according to a Digital Journal report.
More than 27 patients received free colonoscopies at the Stratham Ambulatory Surgical Center on Wednesday, according to a Seacoast Online report.
F.F. Thompson Hospital will add an endoscopy suite to its new surgery center located on the main Thompson Health campus in Canandaigua, N.Y., according to a news release.
More than 27 patients received free colonoscopies at the Stratham Ambulatory Surgical Center on Wednesday, according to a Seacoast Online report.