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11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference

Now that the 2012 elections have given President Obama a second term and have secured a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, there is little question that implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will proceed with renewed…

ONC has updated the Health IT Dashboard with a Meaningful Use Dashboard, which includes summary data from CMS' Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs' public use files.

Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C., has named William Schaefer, MD, to its board of directors.

Ronald A. Navarro, MD, has been selected as the regional coordinating chief of orthopedic surgery for Southern California Permanente Medical Group, according to an AAOS Now report.

General surgeon Abdelmajid Jondy, MD, recently made a trip to Syria to provide medical care for people suffering in the war-torn nation, according to a Beaumont Enterprise report.

MedPassage was founded by spine device industry veterans Gavin Fabian and Mike Biselli as a forum for providers to connect with device companies and purchase commodity medical devices at wholesale prices. The company's online procurement platform allows medical center members…

Timothy Olson, MD, PhD, an interventional pain specialist has joined Adrian Hamburger, MD, at the New England Spine Care clinic at The Westerly (R.I.) Hospital, according to a report from The Day.

Yale researchers have found that it may be possible to provide personalized treatment for chronic pain, according to a Yale News report.

Edward Gronka, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon and co-owner of a freestanding plastic surgery center, Fayette Plastic Surgery Center in Fayetteville, Ga., which is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Facilities. He discusses the challenges for…