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Here are 10 tips to implementing a more efficient and successful ASC collections process from Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing; and Brice Voithofer, vice president of ASC services, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that health information technology use has doubled in the last two years, according to a HHS news release.

A new CDC report suggests distribution of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, and training in its administration could have prevented opioid overdose deaths.

The American Academy of Pain Medicine says now is the stop to eliminate pain as a major health crisis, according to a news release.

Margaret Meyer, MD, chief of sports medicine and orthopedic trauma at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York, discusses the biggest challenges and trends in her sports medicine practice.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced its official medical providers for the 2012 season, according to a USSA news release.

In December 2011, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2012 was signed into law, which h includes $30 million in orthopedic research funding for the Department of Defense peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program, according to an AAOS Now report.

Ohio has signed up more than 6,000 primary care physicians to use electronic health records as part of the state’s efforts towards a statewide health information exchange, according to an Ohio Health Information Partnership news release.

A study by Harris Interactive, a market research firm, finds patients see value and benefit in electronic medical records but are still concerned about the privacy of their personal health information, according to a National Partnership for Women & Families…

As childhood obesity becomes a growing problem in the United States, orthopedic surgeons are preparing to treat these patients with consideration to their unique condition, according to an AAOS report.