The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is launching a new standards and interoperability framework, Health eDecisions, according to a Healthcare Informatics report.
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Beverly Hospital at Danvers (Mass.) Pain Management Center is launching a new integrated care model that will combine traditional pain medication and injection services with a range of behavioral health, physical and integrative medicine treatments.
New research from the University of Virginia suggests that standardized interactions between nurses and pain patients can boost patient satisfaction and the effectiveness of pain management treatment.
Here are 10 statistics on the surgery center industry in the United States, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.
Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Del., has named Brad D. Kirkes, MBA, to vice president of ancillary and clinical services, a newly created role where he will oversee the hospital's orthopedics and neurosciences service lines, ambulatory service line, laboratory services,…
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has launched a disaster preparedness and response website.
Riverside Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine in New York City will unveil a new 11,000-square-foot medical facility in late June, according to an Alan Gaynor + Co. release.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, a sports medicine physician at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles and team physician for the LA Dodgers, performed arthroscopic right knee on Dodgers reliever Javy Guerra, according to a MLB report.
As the population for hip and knee replacement surgeries has evolved, more stress is being placed on critical care services for patients as they are discharged from the hospital, according to a report in Anesthesiology.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has announced the results of a national study, conducted in part at the institution, reveal that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces deaths attributable to colorectal cancer, according to a news release.