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This story was written by Carla Daley Shehata, RN, BSN, vice president of operations for Regent Surgical Health. With the implementation of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2009 Conditions for Coverage, numerous new standards were mandated for ASCs…

Clarence "Jack" Leary, Jr., MD, who passed away in January, was inducted posthumously into the Lodi (Calif.) Community Hall of Fame, according to a Lodi News report.

David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, performed shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff on Oakland A's pitcher Dallas Braden, according to the Reporter.

Robert Anderson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoCarlina, has performed ankle surgery on Detroit Lions center Bill Nagy, according to an ESPN report.

University General Health System has acquired the Robert Horry Center for Sports and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Houston.

The Center for Regenerative Medicine in Miami has introduced the Genorthix system for pain patients.

Medical device company Hollywog has received two FDA 510(k) clearances to market its remote controlled devices for back pain.

Most surgery centers are using industry benchmarks to set goals for staff to improve processes. But some goals are harder to meet than others, and difficult benchmarks may be left unaddressed when a physician component contributes to the problem. Jean…

Here are 50 statistics on ophthalmology in surgery centers, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

South Boston orthopedic surgeon Cory Edgar, MD, has joined Boston Medical Center, according to Boston.com.