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Merrill A. Ritter, MD, has been named president of Operation Walk, Indiana, according to an AAOS Now report.

Answorth Allen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed knee surgery on New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, according to a report from the Sacramento Bee.

Richard D. Ferkel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Southern California Orthopedic Associates in Van Nuys, recently performed ankle surgery on Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson, according to a Cleveland.com report.

Over the past few years a new phenomenon has burst upon the healthcare world: the call for a positive work environment for employees. This is a great trend and I hope it will continue forever, but one warning: it is…

Physician Hospitals of America announced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston will hear an argument tomorrow against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's restriction on physician-owned hospitals.

Surgery center operator First Surgical Partners recently discussed its 2011 financial results, reporting a growth in the number of procedures performed and challenges such as declining reimbursements and industry regulation.

Oak Brook Surgical Centre and insurance company Aetna are battling in court over $3.4 million in bills, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Due to recent focus on delivering high quality and affordable healthcare, hospital and health system CIOs need ten qualities to be successful, according to a white paper by SSi-Search, an executive search firm focused exclusively on healthcare technology leadership (pdf).

Avera Health, a network of 300 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states, has broken ground on a new medical center in Worthington, Minn., that will include an outpatient surgery center, according to a Daily Globe report.

A new ambulatory surgery center in Elk Grove, Calif., for Sutter Health is expected to open this summer, according to an Elk Grove Citizen report.