The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that it has submitted formal comments to the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, urging the continuation of the hardship exemption for anesthesiologists through stage 3 of the meaningful use program.
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A study recently published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examined the use of colistin and erythromycin-loaded cement in total knee arthroplasty surgeries to determine if the cement leads to a lower infection rate in patients.
Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital and Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas have introduced a new primary care sports medicine fellowship program, which will be led by David Braunreiter, MD, according to a Memorial Examiner report.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, David Paly, MD, will give a presentation titled "Anesthesia for Outpatient Spine Surgery."
A new study led by Robert S. Namba, MD, of the department of orthopedic surgery at Kaiser Permanente Orange County and Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Irvine, and published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, assesses risk…
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Four physicians have received American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Research Grants in 2013, according to an AAOS Now report.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened a 30-day public comment period before conducting a draft of the National Coverage Determination for the mild procedure, and the American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians has sent a comment letter.
Eric Miller, MD, founder of New Braunfels,Texas-based Central Texas Pain Center, will be offering pain management services at the Connally Multi-Specialty Clinic in Floresville, Texas, according to a Wilson County News report.
More than $290 million has been paid to 1,016 eligible providers and hospitals under the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs in 2013 so far, according to the monthly update released by CMS.
Raritan Bay Medical Center has joined the federally-funded JOINTS initiative to accelerate the implementation of effective surgical site infection prevention in patients after knee and hip replacement surgery, according to an NJTODAY report.