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In April 2011, the Office of National Drug Control Policy declared the American opioid abuse problem an epidemic. Robert Saenz, CEO of Tulsa Pain Consultants, president of VIP Medical Consulting and former Federal agent, says physicians need to be more…

Marty Isbell, MD, of Raleigh Orthopaedic at Rex Hospital, recently performed knee surgery on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen, according to a Charlotte Observer report.

Seventy-six percent of small- and medium-sized medical and dental offices intend to purchase tablets in the next 12 months, according to a DOTmed report.

Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox fielder Ryan Kalish, according to a Boston Globe news report.

Epidural steroid injections significantly increase blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes, but the effect lasts less than two days, according to findings published in Spine.

NeurogesX, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel pain management therapies, appointed Ronald A. Martell as president, CEO and a member of the board, according to a news release.

Gilbert Drozdow, MD, MBA, is president of the anesthesiology division of Sheridan Healthcare, one of the nation's largest providers of hospital-based physician services, including over 1,200 anesthesiology providers and more than 800 providers in emergency medicine, radiology, neonatology and hospitalist…

A new medical center under development in Elkton, Md., that will include a same-day surgical center is nearing completion, according to a Cecil Whig report.

Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…

A complaint to the Federal Trade Commission alleging unethical business practices has spurred the company Medical Justice to retire its contracts that granted physicians some authority over patients' online comments, according to an American Medical News report.