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Patients who make $35,000 a year or less report better outcomes after knee replacement surgery than people who earn more, according to research from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

A former patient from the UC San Diego Center for Pain Medicine donated $2 million to the center, according to a Fox report.

Phoenix-based Arizona Pain Specialists has launched a program to provide same-day appointments and free consultations for patients after an automobile accident.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated the financial repercussions of maintaining Medicare's current payment rates to physicians, finding it would increase federal spending by $10 billion in fiscal year 2013.

The healthcare industry made major progress in terms of health information technology implementation in 2012. Many hospitals and physicians began meeting meaningful use stage 1, and the final rules for stage 2 meaningful use were released. Also, hospitals and providers…

Robert Anderson, MD, a foot and ankle specialist from OrthoCarlina, will perform ankle surgery on Washington Redskin tight end Fred Davis, according to a Fredericksburg Star report.

Here are eight surgery centers that include robotic technology. If you would like to recommend another surgery center for this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.

Keith Heier, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Metrocrest Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Carrollton, Texas, has performed foot surgery on FC Dallas midfielder Brek Shea.

The NFL Team Physicians Society has penned a new policy for team physicians, according to a 1500ESPN report.

Jeffrey Guy, MD, orthopedic surgeon at USC Sports Medicine Center, led a knee surgery on USC running back Marcus Lattimore, according to a FOX report.