The American Medical Association has voted to adopt a new policy on return to play for high school athletes with concussions, according to an organization news release.
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As vice president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and former board member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Christopher D. Harner, MD, certainly has a wealth of leadership experience. He is a physician with UPMC Center…
Healthcare providers face a climate of increased investigation coupled with a quickly changing business environment. The Department of Justice has requested increases in its budget, including substantial increases in the DOJ’s 2011 budget for investigating and litigating healthcare fraud cases.…
Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio, is planning a $51 million expansion of its obstetrical care, medical surgical care and orthopedics department to be finished by 2012, according to a WHIO local news report.
The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia recently opened a new facility in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and is celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout November, according to a practice news release.
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Six orthopedic physicians from OrthoIndy will now treat patients at St. Vincent Indiana as a result of the partnership between the practice and the hospital, according to an OrthoIndy news release.
Cindy Chang, MD, a University of California Berkeley sports medicine physician, has been selected as the chief medical officer for the 2012 United States Olympic team, according to a report from The Daily Californian.
On Nov. 2, The U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois dismissed a federal false claims suit filed by whistleblowers against Chicago's Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, several of its physicians and Rush University Medical Center.
Recently hailed as the possible new "King of Sports Medicine" by Forbes Magazine, Lewis Yocum, MD, has advised and operated on several professional athletes. Dr. Yocum is a physician with the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles and has special…
The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has opened a free injury assessment clinic to provide orthopedic exams for high school and collegiate athletes on Saturday mornings, according to a practice news release.