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Although many entities in the healthcare industry believe in the benefit of electronic medical records, it does not mean that EMR implementations will have no concerns or complaints. On the contrary, not every hospital or provider has a seamless experience…

Donald Hangen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been named medical director for the division of musculoskeletal care at Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital, according to a Business Telegram report.

A new unit for orthopedic and spine surgery patients at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare Thompson Peak Hospital will open early this year, according to a Nurse report.

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Akin Cil, MD, has been selected for the Franklin D. Dickson/Missouri Professorship in Orthopedic Research at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, according to a University News report.

The American Joint Replacement Registry now includes 119 hospitals nationwide and more than 34,000 total joint replacement procedures.

PinnacleHealth System has opened a new orthopedic and spine unit at its Harrisburg (Pa.) Campus, according to a Harrisburg Magazine report.

Here are 10 accomplishments and milestones for ambulatory surgery centers and physicians.

The pain medication overdose death rate has dropped 23 percent from 2008 to 2011 in Washington, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

SSM Health Care – St. Louis has named Kyle Grate as executive director of strategy and business development for SSM Orthopedics.

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., has announced the accreditation of its Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program by the American Osteopathic Association.