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James Andrews, MD, will perform knee surgery on Buffalo Bills defensive end Mark Anderson.

Stephanie Aldret, DO, has joined Regional Medical Center of Acadiana in Lafayette, La., according to an Advertiser report.

A public-private partnership of 15 states, 37 technology vendors and 34 health information exchanges has announced a program to test and certify electronic health records and other health information technology for reliable transfer of data within and across organizations and…

Roughly 79 percent of all physician specialties experienced raises in compensation in 2011, although most of the increases were nominal, according to the American Medical Group Association's 2012 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Jennifer Brown, RN, Endoscopy Nurse Manager at Gastroenterology Associates of Central Virginia, and Tim Meakem, MD, Medical Director of ProVation, will give a presentation titled "The Challenges Facing ASCs to…

A new study published in The Journal of Pain examined the prevalence of opioid prescription around the country and found areas with high rates could indicate over prescribing while low rate areas may mean under treatment.

Vuong Vo, DC, has joined the Washington Center for Pain Management in Marysville.

This issue covers topics such as spine surgery reimbursement, maintaining private practice and healthcare reform. It contains expertise from spine surgeons such as Edward Benzel, MD, of Cleveland Clinic; Jeffrey Goldstein, MD, of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Hospital for Joint…

Larry Dorr, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and founder of the Dorr Institute for Arthritis Research and Education Foundation, organized a volunteer medical trip to Tanzania, according to a Sioux City Journal report.

Steven Shin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed surgery on professional golfer Spencer Levin, according to a PGA Tour report.