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Hospital for Special Surgery is hosting its 29th Annual Tribute Dinner.

David Altchek, MD, successfully performed surgery on Oakland Athletics' right-handed relief pitcher Andrew Carignan, according to an MLB report.

Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has plans to boost its youth outreach, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.

Patrick Harr, MD, a physician specializing in family and sports medicine at St. Francis Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in Maryville, Mo., has retired.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced support for the Ponesti International Association, which created a pathway for training and treating patients with the Ponesti Method for congenital clubfoot in underserved populations, according to an AAOS Now report.

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 15, Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, senior vice president of operations, Susan Kizirian, COO and Robert Westergard, CFO of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, discussed…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's "Enabling Patient-Centered Care through Health Information Technology" report finds substantial evidence that health information technology applications with patient-centered care-related components have a positive effect on healthcare outcomes.

There are several outpatient specialties that evolved greatly over the past five years, and pain management is one that greatly differs from when it first hit the scene. At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in…

Adding spine and orthopedics to an ambulatory surgery center is not a cake walk, as there are several points to know regarding their background and how they should be treated in managed care contracting negotiations.

An estimated 38 percent of patients who have migraines need preventive treatment, but only about one-third of them use it, according to study reported in Pain Medicine News.