Nizam Razack, MD, will be one of the first surgeons in Florida to perform spine procedures with the Renaissance system.
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Medical Facilities Corporation has announced financial results for the three and 12-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2011, according to a Newswire report.
National Surgical Hospitals, based in Chicago, has announced its current CEO and co-founder John G. Rex-Waller has been named vice chairman of the board.
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The American Health Information Management Association is transitioning its training course emphasis from ICD-9 to ICD-10, according to a Fierce Health IT report.
Seth Roiko, RN, has been promoted to surgery center supervisor at Sanford Health Detroit Lakes, according to a DL-Online report.
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Seminole County in Florida will likely extend a ban on new pain management clinics for an additional six months as it continues to crack down on prescription drug abuse and pill mills, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
A Sandwich, Mass., physician said that proposed legislation requiring physicians to consult an online patient database before prescribing painkillers is sorely needed, according to a Boston.com report.