Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Hospital recently received a gift from the Sidney and Madeline Forbes family to purchase Ortech, a computer-based system for gathering data about orthopedic procedures, according to a hospital news release.
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The ECRI Institute has released a new risk analysis, Social Media in Healthcare, to help physicians manage the risks social media may pose, according to an ECRI Institute news release.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed surgery on Golden State Warriors center Kwame Brown, according to a Chicago Tribune news report.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has added a new annual meeting symposium titled "Should I Use Platelet-Rich Plasma for My Patients in the Office and Operating Room?," according to an organization report.
Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center has collaborated with health insurer BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to streamline back and neck pain services, according to a hospital system news release.
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The Boston Red Sox have realigned medical staff and eliminated the position of a medical director to make the process of medical care run more efficiently, according to a team news release.
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, a professor and associate chair of academic affairs in the orthopedics department at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, was named the winner of the 26th annual Athena Award, according to a medical center news…
In an article he co-authored in the New England Journal of Medicine, Philip Pizzo, MD, dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, urged for a public health campaign to educate people about chronic pain, according to a Stanford news…
Medtronic's RestoreSensor was approved by the FDA in Nov. 2011, and the neurostimulation device is gaining popularity in the treatment of pain, according to an ABC report.
With the increasing number of experienced health information exchange vendors in the market, physicians now look for lower cost options and long-term viability when choosing an HIE vendor, according to a 2011 KLAS report.