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Visual outcomes for femtosecond LASIK patients were positive and safe when performed by surgical trainees under the guidance of an experienced surgeon, according to a study published in Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging.

The FDA sent warning letters in December to five eye practices in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana and Texas demanding changes in their advertisements for LASIK procedures.

Here are 72 statistics on social media use by physicians in common surgery center specialties, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report 2012.

Here are 10 surgery center industry leaders who impact the outpatient community with their medical work, company leadership or facility administration.

Brian Cole, MD, MBA, is a professor in the department of orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is also the head of the Orthopedics Master's Program and section head of the Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush. He…

The American Medical Association will incorporate current procedural technology codes for molecular pathology into the Genetic Testing Registry as part of its plan to enhance the National Institute of Health's database.

MedCare MSO has created a blog to feature medical coding and billing information and to provide practitioners clarity for electronic medical record news, according to Healthcare Finance News.

A new brain awareness monitor may notify surgeons if a patient regains awareness while under anesthesia, according to KMBZ.

Physicians unable to meet the original deadline to apply for Medicare Electronic Prescribing hardship exemption, including many anesthesiologists, will now have until Jan. 31, 2013, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Cigna HealthCare has partnered with Wyoming Neuroscience and Spine and Elkhorn Rehabilitation Hospital in Casper, Wyo., to create a program that increases quality and lowers cost for patients in the area: Pathway to Improved Health for Back Pain. The State…