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Gopi Kasturi, MD, a fellowship-trained physiatrist, has joined Sierra Pacific Orthopedics in Fresno, Calif.

Within 30 days after discharge from a hospital, nearly 40 percent of post-discharge acute care at hospitals is emergency department visits, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Cataract surgeons will see a 12 to 25 percent decrease in RVUs for cataract surgery, but some cuts will be less than originally believed, according to healthcare consultant Donna McCune speaking at an ophthalmology conference in Hawaii.

Conflict is developing between Cincinnati-area employers and physicians over a new health plan designed to save employers money at the cost of hospital balance billing, according to USA Today.

Health Revenue Assurance Holdings has hired Mike Gallagher, MD, as its chief medical information officer.

Regular aspirin may be linked with the development of age-related macular degeneration, according to a 15-year Australian prospective study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Two recent studies in Anesthesiology looked at pain relief; one studied chronic pain after breast cancer surgery and the second the connection between capsaicin and labor pain, according to News-Wise.

North American Partners in Anesthesia celebrates the 14th annual National Nurse Anesthetist Week.

Ara Deukmedjian, MD, is the CEO and medical director for the Deuk Spine Institute in Melbourne, Fla. He developed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair procedure and instrumentation, which uses an endoscope and laser through a quarter inch incision.

Zimmer Holdings introduced its V2F Anterior Fixation System for thoracolumbar burst fractures, tumors, disc degeneration and pathologies of the anterior spine, according to PharmaBiz.