Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will require physicians to gain permission from the insurer before writing new prescriptions for 30 days' worth of painkillers for patients, according to a Washington Post report.
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CMS announced that it will no longer cover most uses of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for chronic low back pain, according to a MedPage Today report.
Hospital care takes up the largest portion of national healthcare expenditures in the United States, and care from physicians and other professionals sits solidly in second, according to statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society has announced 2012 research grant recipients, according to an AAOS Now report.
Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence in Upper Arlington selected eClinicalWorks as its electronic health record for its 59 providers.
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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced that they have appointed Jeffrey M. Anderson, MD, as the new independent program administrator of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Bert Mandelbaum, MD, team physician for the professional soccer team LA Galaxy, has performed knee surgery on forward Edson Buddle and midfielder/defender Dan Keat, according to an ESPN report.
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., will discontinue its sports medicine program, according to a local Patch report.
Cara Therapeutics today announced that CR845, a peptide-based opioid used to curb acute post-operative pain, showed positive results in a Phase II clinical trial.
Mallinckrodt and Zogenix last week announced a co-promotion of Sumavel DosePro, a prescription medication for adults who have been diagnosed with acute migraines or cluster headaches.