A former nurse at Nashville, Tenn.-based Hughston Orthopedic Clinic at TriStar Centennial allegedly wrote more than 100 prescriptions for pain killers for herself in three years, according to a KREM 2 report.
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ACA Medicaid expansion may have limited effect on surgical procedure use disparities, study suggests
While the ACA Medicaid expansion has increased overall access to surgical care, it has not increased complex surgical procedure use at high volume hospitals among low-income and minority patients, according to a study in the Journal of the American College…
Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers shut the doors on all of its North Carolina-based offices Sept. 14 due to Hurricane Florence.
Women make up 6.5 percent of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons members, according to an article in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
The Joint Commission and CDC came out with new infection control resources for podiatry, orthopedic and pain management settings.
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Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital is constructing a new neurosciences center, according to LMT online.
Five spine surgeons discuss the affect of IT tools on their practice.
Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System began construction on its new musculoskeletal center, according to WVIR TV.
Allentown, Pa.-based Leigh Valley Health Network brought orthopedic care to its recently opened Health Center at Richland Township in Quakertown, Pa.
Spine surgery is one of the big opportunities for value-based care to affect quality of care and cost to the healthcare system.