Use of cannabinoids for pain relief is popular among patients with fibromyalgia, who either smoke marijuana or take synthetic prescription formulations, according to a study reported in MedPage Today.
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A broad sample of community hospitals showed robust levels of clinical decision support in their computerized provider order entry systems, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
The California Health and Human Services Agency's Office of Health Information Integrity announced the release of its HIPAA Security Rule Toolkit.
Alejandro Badia, MD, a hand and upper extremity surgeon at Badia Hand to Shoulder Center in Doral, Fla., discusses the process behind developing and launching OrthoNOW, an orthopedic urgent care center that will address emergency orthopedic needs and send injured…
Which markets have the most physicians specializing in orthopedics per resident? This analysis, provided by Health Market Science and Pitney Bowes Software, was based on an evaluation of 940 U.S. markets. Small markets have less than 175,000 people, medium markets…
This article is written by David Geier, MD, Director of MUSC Sports Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Geier maintains a sports medicine blog discussing key issues in the field today.
Wright Medical Group launched the MiToe patient outreach program to increase awareness for treatment options of hammertoes.
Shasta Orthopaedics has opened a new orthopedic building in Redding, Calif.
After feeling unsatisfied with a prior electronic health record vendor, Pittsburgh Bone & Joint Surgeons chose SRS EHR technology and services to replace its original system.
Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., has named Jan A. Koenig, MD, chief of joint replacement surgery and director of computer assisted and robotic orthopedic surgery.