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Nels Dahlgren, MD, and Michael Crabtree, MD, recently opened USA Pain Professionals in Rio Rancho, N.M., according to an ABQ Journal report.

A new report from the Bravewell Institute found three-quarters of healthcare facilities reported success treating chronic pain with an integrative medical practice.

Department of Health and Human Services recently announced it will delay the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance date for transitioning to the ICD-10 procedural and diagnostic coding set, according to an HHS news release.

Properly fitting helmets can decrease the risk of losing consciousness after sustaining a concussion during football games, according to an American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine news release.

Thomas Clanton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed surgery to repair an Achilles tendon tear for Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups, according to an NBA report.

Marilyn Tavenner, acting CMS administrator, told a conference of the American Medical Association today that CMS may "re-examine the pace at which we implement ICD-10," according to a report from The Hill.

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.