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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston recently notified patients that a USB thumb drive with patient information was lost by an employee on an MD Anderson employee shuttle bus.

CMS has released the final requirements that hospitals and healthcare providers must meet to quality for incentives during stage 2 of the electronic health record incentive program.

This article was written by Richard Peters, senior director of surgery services at Provista, LLC, a leading supply chain improvement company.

Ambulatory surgery centers must constantly battle against economic tides, coupled with lower reimbursement rates and more competition from hospitals recruiting surgeons. Despite the introduction of significant financial obstacles to the industry, however, surgery centers can remain profitable. Two professionals in…

Steven Stoller, MD, an orthopedic specialist at American Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in Englewood, N.J., has performed shoulder surgery on professional boxer Kendall Holt, according to a Boxing Scene report.

Many healthcare organizations and state governments are trying to begin and maintain health information exchanges because HIEs enable patient information to freely flow across the healthcare continuum. The interoperability that HIEs offer may lead the healthcare industry to achieve preventative…

Two orthopedic physicians participated in the EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women, and raised more than $58,000 for women's cancer research, diagnostic treatment for under-served women and financial support for women with cancer and their families.

Siva Sripada, MD, a pain management specialist, recently joined McLaren-Flint (Mich.), a 404-bed teaching hospital affiliated with Michigan State University College of Medicine, according to a Michigan Live report.

A new ordinance in Winter Springs, Fla., places several new regulations on new pain management clinics opening within the city's borders, according to a report from the Seminole Chronicle.

Gary Waslewski, MD, a sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon at Arizona Sports Medicine Center, has performed surgery on Arizona Cardinals left tackle Levi Brown, according to a Tucson Citizen report.