Uncategorized

A new study published in The Journal of Pain shows infrequent pain assessments among hospitalized children despite available measurement tools.

The New England Compounding Pharmacy announced it would recall its products currently in circulation distributed from its facility in Framingham, Mass.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, has performed knee surgery on Dodgers Catcher AJ Ellis, according to an SB Nation report.

Marc J. Philippon, MD, of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., has performed hip surgery on Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird, according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report.

Indianapolis-based IU Health announced a new partnership between IU Health Bloomington (Ind.) and Bloomington-based Monroe County YMCA for orthopedic services, sports medicine and other services.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Danny Bundren, CPA, JD, Vice President of Development/Operations at Symbion, and Vickie Arjoyan, administrator of Specialty Surgical of Beverly Hills, will give a presentation titled "How to Profit form Ophthalmology…

Brian Goodman, MD, a pain medicine specialist, has joined Mercy Clinic River Valley in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a Times Record report.

Florida created a prescription drug database designed to monitor prescription drug use and prevent abuse one year ago, but a new report shows that physicians are not using it, according to a report from the Tampa Bay Times.

Electronic medical records are becoming more common and, in many cases, are perceived by physicians to be improving the quality of care, according to a recent survey commissioned by The Physicians Foundation and conducted by Merritt Hawkins.

Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act creates additional requirements to and limitations on the whole hospital exception to the Stark Law prohibition on physician referrals to physician-owned hospitals. The PPACA includes an expansion prohibition that prohibits…