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CMS has extended (pdf) through October 2013 the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program for rural hospitals, as well as payment increases to low-volume hospitals prescribed by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

The sports medicine device market is one of the fastest growing fields in healthcare, largely because of the growing number of youth-related sports activities and injuries, according to a study by Transparency Market Research.

UC San Diego Health System has named Christopher Wahl, MD, chief of sports medicine.

Jim Walter, MD, team physician for FC Dallas Major League Soccer team, recently performed knee surgery on midfielder Peter Luccin, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Much buzz has been generated for months about the crisis of across-the-board spending cuts that took effect Friday after Congress failed to pass an equivalent $1.2 trillion savings package over the next 10 years. Few federal programs were spared from…

Scottsdale-based Arizona Pain Specialists announced that it has added a new location in Phoenix.

A new study, published in the March issue of Health Affairs, found that the average physician will lose $43,743 over five years after adopting electronic health record systems.

In general, electronic health record systems that are easier to use is the biggest improvement healthcare providers seek with regard to EHR systems, according to "4th Annual Healthcare IT Insights and Opportunities," a study conducted by CompTIA, a non-profit trade…

Originally scheduled for March 1, the 2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians related to the across-the-board budget cuts from the sequester won't begin until April 1, according to a Medscape report.

The Baltimore Orioles will participate in biomechanical analysis testing with the American Sports Medicine Institute to map the organization's pitchers, according to an MLB report.