Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and 12 hospitals in the state have launched a new initiative for hip and knee replacements based on a program to improve quality and reduce costs.
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Laser Spine Institute has developed a health and wellness program for the more 450 employees in the company. Programs offered include disease management, smoking cessation, weight loss challenges and a running club.
The National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium this week designated 11 health professional schools Centers of Excellence in Pain Education. The centers will act as hubs for the development, evaluation and distribution of pain management curriculum resources to enhance pain…
Las Cruces Orthopaedic Institute in New Mexico selected ChartLogic EHR Suite for its practice and surgery center.
Boston Children's Hospital has announced a data breach that potentially affects more than 2,000 patients, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Here are 20 awards and achievements for orthopedic surgeons over the past few months.
Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform elbow surgery on San Diego Padres pitcher Cory Luebke, according to an MLB report.
As society becomes increasingly electronic, data breaches are a major problem for many organizations. Concern for data breaches in the healthcare industry is especially prevalent because of the variety of protected information hospitals and health systems handle. In addition, healthcare…
Accountable care organizations will have a positive influence on the quality of pain care across the country, according to a News-Medical report covering the American Pain Society's annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Daniel Carr, MD, of Tufts University in Boston,…
The American Pain Society last week honored the recipients of its sixth-annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards, which recognize outstanding pain care centers throughout the country.