According to a new study performed at the Steadman-Philippon Research Institute and presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, physicians should not replace clinical observation with the…
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Chronic opioid use might be associated with a lower risk of perioperative infection, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Pain's Annual Meeting.
Ameritox, a company that provides pain medication monitoring, announced its support for the new recommendations for urine drug monitoring for long-term opioid therapy presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 28th Annual Meeting.
CMS has released the proposed rule for Stage 2 requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 rule includes criteria eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals must meet in order to qualify…
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland announced researchers have developed a new way to measure pain based on a patient's movement.
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Millennium Laboratories announced it will sponsor two education initiatives at the American Academy of Pain Management annual meeting aimed at teaching physicians safer opioid prescribing practices and addressing medication-taking behaviors of pain patients.
Researchers at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently announced findings that double-row and augmented double-row surgical procedures for rotator cuff repairs have better outcomes than single row approaches.
Bruce Malone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Austin (Texas) Bone and Joint Clinic, recently performed clavicle surgery on Texas Governor Rick Perry, according to a KXAN news report.
David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, will perform a knee procedure for Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum during the All Star break, according to an ESPN LA report.
Physician organizations have expressed concern that minimum health coverage standards to begin in 2014 might not provide sufficient coverage, according to an American Medical News report.