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The TriState Pain Institute in Fort Mohave, Ariz., recently appointed Charles Stevens, MD, to the practice.

Thomas Einhorn, MD, has received the Orthopaedic Research Society/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation's Distinguished Investigator Award, according to an AAOS Now report.

Sports medicine physicians and surgeons play a critical role in the advancement of the field and delivery of care, according to a new article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. Please send responses to Laura Miller by…

The following information is from Diederich Healthcare's analysis of medical malpractice payouts in 2011 as recorded by the National Practitioner Data Bank.

The following states experienced the most Medicaid fraud investigations and convictions during fiscal year 2011. The following data was reported to the Office of Inspector General by the 50 State Medicaid Fraud Control Units.

Government-sponsored and privately-operatedWhile broad-sweeping reform was unlikely, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act did make two incremental changes that will tip the scales of the U.S. healthcare system to be predominantly funded by the government. These changes include (1)…

We hope you find the articles and columns included in the April issue of Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review informative and insightful. We have sought expertise from some of the leading orthopedic, spine and pain management physicians on…

The acquisition of Health Central, a 171-bed hospital in Ocoee, Fla., by Orlando Health, a multi-hospital system in Florida, includes the Health Central Surgery Center in Ocoee, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Measurable benchmarks are crucial to running a successful surgery center. The most successful surgery centers track clinical, financial and efficiency-focused data. Administrators can track data from one month to the next to identify and project growth. They can also compare…