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Four new orthopedic surgeons have joined Lock Haven (Pa.) Hospital, according to a report in The Express.

This issue of Becker’s Spine Review focuses on spine surgeon leadership and includes two key articles: 100 Spine Surgeons Advancing the Field and 50 Spine Surgeons Focusing on Scoliosis. The issue also includes expertise from several orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons…

Jung-Woo Ma, MD, an interventional pain specialist, has joined Tri-State Pain Institute in Erie, Pa., according to a Go Erie report.

Floyd County in Indiana is considering imposing a one-year moratorium on the establishment of any new pain management clinics, according to a Courier-Journal report.

More ambulatory surgery centers are performing orthopedic cases today, and those cases are increasingly complex. With the addition of these cases come new challenges for negotiating payor contracts, but surgery centers can still achieve good rates if they leverage their…

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.