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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently honored Peter J. Millett, MD, of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., with the 2012 Achievement Award, according to an AAOS news release.

There are many challenges that face physicians looking to enter into private practice: upfront cost of equipment needed to perform in-office procedures, lack of negotiating power with vendors and payors and balancing work and home life. Perhaps the most important…

Yesterday, five witnesses testified in a Capitol Hill hearing on "Pain in America: Exploring Challenges to Relief," called by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Southeast Pain Care, a division of the national medical group American Anesthesiology and Blue Ridge HealthCare have opened a new pain center in Hickory, N.C., according to a news release.

Keith Bogans, a guard for the New Jersey Nets, recently had ankle surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, according to an article in the Washington Post.

Three scientific exhibits at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting received the Award of Excellence, according to an AAOS Now report.

James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has trained some 300 sports medicine fellows during his career and taken care of professional athletes the world over, the likes of Brett…

Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center has named Stuart D. Patterson, MD, chief of surgery, according to a report from The Ledger.

Over 71 percent of the electronic health records of providers and hospitals that have successfully attested to meaningful use criteria are dually certified under both the Certification Bodies and the Certified Commission for Health Information Technology programs and the Office…

Five pain management physicians discuss how their practices ensure patient satisfaction.