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The following article was written by Chris McMenemy, vice president of Ortmann Healthcare Consultants. So Medicare paid you a surprise visit and the result, unfortunately, was a Plan of Correction. Although you most likely are feeling a great deal of…

Luke Lambert, CEO of Ambulatory Surgery Centers of America, discusses the current state of the ambulatory surgery center industry and how it can succeed in the future.

Proposed legislation intended to reduce painkiller addiction and overdose in Tennessee is drawing criticism from lawmakers and physicians who argue that the bill favors major drug companies, according to a WBIR report.

Physicians are concerned that proposed pain clinic regulation in Kentucky will restrict the ability to effectively treat patients, according to an editorial written by Kentucky Medical Association President Shawn Jones, MD.

Craig Morgan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, will perform rotator cuff surgery on Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Hobgood, according to a Sacramento Bee news report.

The Sports Medicine and Injury Center of Concord (N.C.) has received the corporate service award from the North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association, according to a Cabarrus Business news report.

Ram Krishna, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in private practice in Yuma, Ariz., has been appointed to the Arizona Board of Regents by Gov. Jan Brewer, according to a Yuma Sun report.

FDA has announced it has approved Torax Medical's LINX Reflux Management System for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a news release.

CDC and the American Gastroenterological Association have joined together to provide free colonoscopies to uninsured patients in seven states in March, according to a news release.

The Tennessee House Health and Human Resources Committee has voted in favor of legislation that would allow the state government to take over the federal Medicare program in the state, according to a Knox News report.