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The coming year promises to be both exciting and challenging for hospital and health system leaders. With CMS' release of the final rule for accountable care organizations many healthcare organizations are looking to align more closely with physicians and other…

Five pain management physicians share their New Year's resolution for their professional life.

Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Robert M. Kolodner, MD, Open Health Tools and Georgia Institute of Technology have joined together to promote health IT development, according to a Georgia Tech news release.

The International President Forum, advocating the establishment of an international cooperation platform for promoting high-level medical services, recently met during the Chinese Orthopedic Association 2011 Congress, according to a meeting news release.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe recently underwent surgery for a lateral torn meniscus in his right knee at the office of James Andrews, MD, in Birmingham, Ala., according to an ESPN news report.

Researchers at Murdoch University's Centre for Research on Chronic Pain and Inflammatory Diseases in Perth, Australia, will study how a chemical might be able to block the transmission of pain signals, according to a university news release.

Michael C. Weiss, DO, FAOAO, chairman of surgery at the Laser Spine Institute, will serve on the GE Healthcare Pain Management Medical Advisory Board, according to a news release.

A recent study on meniscus tears among National Basketball Association athletes shows the injury does not negatively affect player performance, according to a report in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Here are 13 statistics on pain management physician compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

Cheedy Jaja, MD, at Georgia Health Sciences University is studying how gene variations that play a role in metabolizing opioids could improve pain management for sickle cell disease, according to a news release.