Deland, Fla., leaders are developing operating restrictions for pain management clinics, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.
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A Tennessee Senate bill that requires physician supervision for nurses and physician assistants administering interventional pain management has passed the General Welfare, Health and Human Resource Committee, according to a news release by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center offers a pain relief system, ON-Q® PainBuster and C-bloc, which directly infuses an anesthetic in a patient to reduce postoperative pain, according to a Paramus Post report.
Uma Rani Gullapalli, MD, a physiatrist from Victoria, Texas, has been suspended by the Texas Medical Board following an investigation that revealed her pain management clinics were not actually owned by her, according to a Texas Medical Board news release.
A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that when children wait too long for scoliosis correction surgery, they are at higher risk for complication and may need additional surgeries, according to a CBC news report.
Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tenn., recently brought on new orthopedic surgeons to cover a 24-hour emergency department through its Orthopedic Hospitalists Program, according to a hospital news release.
Boulder (Colo.) Surgery Center, covering orthopedics, sports medicine and pain management, is co-owned by its physicians and 265-bed Boulder Community Hospital. Most of the 21 affiliated physicians are owners of the center, which has three ORs and a pain management…
Gregory Nicholson, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, recently spoke with ABC7 News about overuse injuries in youth athletes, according to a practice news release.
Two orthopedic surgeons have joined the orthopedic and sports medicine specialists at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga., according to a practice news release.
ArthroCare has reported first quarter FY 2011 total revenue of $87.9 million, representing a 1.3 percent decrease from the same quarter last year, according to a company news release.