Group Health in Seattle has developed a plan to curb overpresciption of opioids that focuses on physician-patient communication rather than prosecution, a Pain Medicine News report said.
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Dong Kim, MD, a neurosurgeon at Memorial Hermann Hospital and UT Health, used a piece of felt to cushion a patient's trigeminal nerve, according to an ABC News report.
California has removed a provision allowing the Department of Justice to require a patient prescribed pain medication to submit a medical evaluation, an American Cancer Society report said.
Mykola J. Bartkiw, DO, recently joined Metro Health Hospital as an orthopedic hand surgeon, according to a report by MD News.
James Robinson, MD, was recently selected as the first endowed chair of sports medicine for family physicians at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, according to a university news release.
Successful e-prescribing depended on access to resources such as physician champions and health IT support and redesigned work processes, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine.
Romano Ferrari, former president of Medtronic AVE Europe, has been appointed chairman of Ascendx Spine, according to an Ascendx Spine news release.
On average, general orthopedic surgeons received $539,345 last year, compared to general surgeons who received $368,108. Here is how orthopedic surgeons compared to other surgical specialists in compensation last year, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report…
George Theodore, MD, recently performed a minimally invasive arthroscopic ankle debridement on New England Revolution defender A.J. Soares, according to an MLS report.
Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital has appointed Bruce Brewer, MD, chief of plastic surgery, according to a report from The Garden City News.