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Jeremy Scarlett, MD, is a pain management physician with Advanced Pain Management in Milwaukee, Wis.
The Columbia Eye Surgery Center, located in Columbia SC, is actively recruiting for a Chief Operating Officer to manage daily operations, supervise a highly talented staff of 20+ professionals, oversee the surgical outcomes of over 5,000 surgeries and lasers yearly,…
Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco, Colo., received re-accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Out-of-network has suffered from an increasingly poor reputation in recent years, as payors put pressure on physicians and patients to choose in-network providers for their referrals and encounters. Here John Bartos, CEO of Collect Rx, a company that specializes in…
The city council of Hialeah, Fla., this week approved an ordinance limiting the establishment of new pain management clinics in commercial districts, according to a Miami Herald report.
Millennium Laboratories this week released a saliva-based test that enables physicians to more accurately gauge a patient's reaction to painkillers before prescribing. The Millennium Pharmacogenetic Testing detects genetic variations that may affect the way a patient handles commonly-prescribed chronic pain…
Minnesota Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) this week announced legislation proposing tougher rules for medical debt collectors and healthcare providers.
Fewer physicians this year believe the benefit of electronic health records outweighs the cost, according to a survey reported in iHealthBeat.
Anesthesiologist Deane Marchbein, MD, will serve as president of the U.S. division of Doctors Without Borders, an international organization providing healthcare in impoverished countries, according to a Boston Globe report.