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A bill targeting illicit pain clinics in Georgia has been approved by the Senate and heads over to the Governor's desk for signing, according to an 11Alive report.

Eastside Endoscopy Center in Bellevue, Wash., has opened a new ambulatory surgery center in Issaquah, Wash., according to an Issaquah Press report.

On March 27, 2012, Linda Peterson, MBA, CEO of Executive Solutions, delivered a webinar titled "Enhancing Revenue for ASCs — Best Practices and Great Ideas." Her presentation focused on how various surgery centers are finding ways to increase revenue and…

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently awarded Vernon T. Tolo, MD, with the William W. Tipton Jr., MD, Leadership Award, according to an AAOS Now report.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed elbow surgery on Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Carpenter, according to an ESPN news report.

Jay Warden, Senior Vice President, The Camden Group, shares his thoughts on how the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the individual mandate will impact healthcare reform and delivery.

Although iPads allow physicians to show patients diagrams, medical records and photos by their bedside, the mobile technology may offer more distractions than benefits, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Health IT vendors and healthcare providers are far from ready to start using ICD-10, according to a recent study conducted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange and reported in Health IT Update.

In a recent letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the MGMA advocated a thorough determination of new implementation timelines for ICD-10, according to a Health Data Management report.

HHS has announced the winners of HHS' "One Heart in a Million Hearts Challenge," part of the Investing in Innovation program.