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At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "Moving Spine Procedures to ASCs – Key Business and Clinical Issues."

A new study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that the number of authors on an original research article has increased significantly over the past 60 years.

Dale Klein, MD, has joined Performance Plus in St. Joseph, Mo., according to a St. Joe Channel report.

Wilford K. Gibson, MD, was named chair of the board of councilors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS News Now report.

Health organizations are using technology to implement programs that help improve quality of patient care, according to an infographic based on a survey called "Healthcare Insights 2012," by Emdeon, a provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information…

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "An ASC Roundtable: Outlook for Investment and M&A Activity in the ASC Sector."  

Today, Timothy Kremchek, MD, will perform shoulder surgery on the Cincinnati Reds' left fielder Ryan Ludwick, according to a KTVZ report.

Ohio State University in Columbus has received a $13.5 million donation from the Crane family that will fund almost the entire development of a 140,000-square-foot medical center, according to a CantonRep report.

In its annual update, CMS updated the electronic specifications of the clinical quality measures that were finalized in the stage 2 meaningful use rule.

Doubling back on its push to cut Medicare Advantage payments, CMS announced it would instead increase its rates to Medicare Advantage plans by 3.3 percent next year rather than the 2.3 percent slash it had originally planned.