Complication rate for female orthopedic surgeons during childbirth is significantly higher than the general population, according to a report in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has a new webpage dedicated to coding policy and reimbursement, according to an AAOS Now report.
New York City-based Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center had clinical data and private information, in some cases Social Security numbers, mistakenly leaked onto two medical professional organizations' websites earlier this year, according to a Long Island Press report.
Waterbury (Conn.) Orthopaedic Associates selected SRS EHR for its four providers.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week announced that most uses of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will no longer be reimbursed as treatment for chronic low back pain. In a memo released Friday, CMS officials wrote that reimbursement…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $14 million in funding for 52 distance learning and telemedicine projects to increase access to healthcare and enhance educational opportunities in 29 states.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has extended the deadline for comments on the creation of a governance structure for the nationwide health information network until June 24, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
KPMG, a national consulting services firm, will conduct 150 audits of healthcare organizations in order to provide the HHS Office of Civil Rights with information on common gaps in the security of protected health information, according to a Health Data…
Taking anti-inflammatory drugs for normal muscle soreness after exercise has no significant effect on pain reduction and may actually inhibit the recovery process, according to research reported in MedPage Today.
Patients who met a composite measure of both efficacy and gastrointestinal tolerability had better opioid outcomes than patients not meeting the composite criteria, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.