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D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center, based in Marina del Rey, Calif., has announced the opening of The Hand and Wrist Institute at D.I.S.C., with locations at D.I.S.C. locations in Marina del Rey and Beverly Hills, according to a D.I.S.C. news…

As Democrats work to merge healthcare reform bills from the Senate and House, several state attorney generals and trade associations have voiced uncertainty about the constitutionality of the bills. The challenges focus on language that mandates insurance coverage contained within…

As Democrats work to merge healthcare reform bills from the Senate and House, several state attorneys general and trade associations have voiced uncertainty about the constitutionality of the bills. The challenges focus on language that mandates insurance coverage contained within…

South St. Louis (Mo.) Orthopedic Group has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle Medicaid and Medicare fraud charges related to services provided by a podiatrist at the clinic, according to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal.

Houston-based Spine Pain Management (SPIN) has it has entered into an agreement with Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas to open its second clinic within the state-of-the-art facility, according to a SPIN news release.

Almost 44 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records in 2009, up from 41.5 percent in 2008 and 35 percent in 2007, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

RSB Spine, a privately held medical device manufacturer, has an announced a 38 percent increase in sales for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, versus year-end 2008, and a 42 percent sales increase for the fourth quarter of 2009 versus…

TransS1, a medical device maker of minimally invasive surgical products to treat degenerative disc disease and instability affecting the lower lumbar region of the spine, has named Ken Reali as its new president and COO, according to a TransS1 news…

The new PARS Osteoporosis Clinic, part of the PARS Brain and Spine Institute in Belpre, W.Va., will open for business on Jan. 18, according to a report by the News and Sentinel.

While employment among all healthcare sectors continued to grow from November to December, employment in physicians' offices and outpatient care centers, including ASCs, grew faster than in hospitals, according a release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.