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At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, a panel of experts will give a presentation titled "What Should Great Medical Directors, Administrators and DONs be Paid?"

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers published a study showing an interdisciplinary approach to monitoring patient pain increases patient care and satisfaction, according to a Medical News Today report.

Osceola County in Florida has approved local government regulations on pain clinics, defining a pain management clinic and prohibiting cash-only payments, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

What professional lessons can hospital leaders learn from the 2012 presidential debates? Quite a few, according to Kristen Hayner, senior executive advisor with healthcare communications firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock.

Lewis Yocum, MD, will perform elbow surgery on University of Utah freshman pitcher Hunter Rodriguez, according to an Ahwatukee Foothills News report.

James Andrews, MD, of the Andrews-Paulos Research and Education Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform knee surgery on Buffalo Bills wide receiver David Nelson, according to a Buffalo News report.

James Andrews, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Detroit Lions defensive tackle Corey Williams, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

Brian Hainline, MD, chief of neurology and integrative pain medicine at ProHEALTH Care Associates in Lake Success, N.Y., has been named the first chief medical officer for the NCAA, according to a Washington Post report.

Here are five steps for surgery center administrators to identify and reverse unhappy surgeons before it's too late.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Sandra Jones, MBA, MS, CASC, FHFMA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ASD Management, will give a presentation titled "Key Practices to Improve Infection Rates and Clinical Quality."