Kentucky is beginning a pilot project with Ohio to prevent prescription drug abuse by sharing electronic prescribing data, according to a Courier-Journal report.
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David Hay, MD, a sports medicine physician at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed hand surgery on Anaheim Ducks left winger Jason Blake, according to a Ducks news release.
There will be a Senate committee hearing on the marketing on football helmets and other sports-related equipment designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.
This article was written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon and owner, RoG Sports Medicine.Thinking of going abroad for medical care because of cost…think again.
Sports medicine physician Christopher Peer, MD, recently joined Portage Health Hospital in Michigan, according to a report from Fox and TV 6.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released the AAOS Orthopaedic Theater, an online collection of peer-reviewed orthopedic surgical videos accessed through AAOS OrthoPortal, according to an AAOS Now report.
Using the combined CPT and ICD-9-CM algorithm to identify cervical spine surgery is the most specific way to report the procedure and can impact outcome and cost, according to a report published in Spine.
Joseph T. Barmakian, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Summit Medical Group after spending 18 years in private practice, according to a New Jersey Star-Ledger report.
The Nebraska Spine Hospital, a three-way joint venture between the Nebraska Spine Center, Alegent Health and Health Inventures, recently celebrated its first year in service, according to a Health Inventures news release.
In a recent letter, the American Society of Anesthesiologists joined 19 other specialty physician associations in urging members of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board as part of their broader deficit reduction package,…