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Middleton, Conn.-based Community Health Center announced that it is partnering with Integrated Pain Center of Arizona in Tucson for a "telehealth" program that will allow its clinicians to consult with pain management experts in Arizona.

A new study finds that certain regions of the brain can naturally control pain when stimulated by electricity, according to an Everday Health report.

The Volusia/Flagler division of Florida Hospital headquartered in Daytona Beach is working with a health insurance company to offer a health plan to community members starting in January 2014, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has joined the Choose Wisely® campaign to promote appropriate medical decision making as well as use of healthcare resources, according to an AAOS Now report.

Bremerton, Wash.-based Harrison Medical Center's planned orthopedic hospital in Silverdale will open in September, according to a report from the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently discussed Minnesota Vikings standout Adrian Peterson's performance this season after recovering from knee surgery last year with Pioneer Press.

Michael George, MD, an orthopedic specialist with KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, recently presented on the care and management of rodeo athletes.

National Pain Institute's South Florida clinics are offering over a dozen fibromyalgia treatments including trigger point injections, IV therapy with Myers Cocktail and membrane stabilizing agents.

The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has sent a letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services objecting the inclusion of epidural and transforaminal injections to the National Coverage Determination topics list.

Andrew Schrage of MoneyCrashers discusses how surgery centers can build and maintain a positive cash flow in today's healthcare market.