Following the passage of House Bill 1 last week, some pain physicians are questioning the necessity and logistics behind the bill's requirement that physicians consult the state's online drug database, KASPER, prior to prescribing pain medication to a patient, according…
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A new drug developed by Tel Aviv University researchers has been licensed by pharmaceutical company BioLineRx and offers a new treatment option to patients with neuropathic pain.
Physicians in small practices, older physicians and non-primary care specialists are among the slowest to adopt electronic health records, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
The recent certification maintenance process changes for physician assistants are modeled after the ABMS model and should be embraced, Wanda Gonsalves, MD, wrote in an editorial in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
A study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology found that methylphenidate enables rats to wake more quickly following a single dose of propofol and also induces emergence during continuous propofol.
Solos Endoscopy has announced the company expects to show a sales increase of more than 16 percent for the first quarter of 2012, according to a news release.
Northwest Community Healthcare's Medical Group, which serves Northern Illinois, has announced the acquisition of the private practice of gastroenterologist Nikos G. Christopoulos, MD, according to a news release (pdf).
Valley Pain Consultants in Phoenix, Ariz., today announced that interventional pain management specialist Matthew Crooks, MD, has joined the practice. He will primarily serve in the group's East Valley locations.
Larry Teuber, MD, is the founder and physician executive of Black Hills Surgery Center in Rapid City, S.D., and the chief medical officer and president of Medical Facilities Corporation.
Grand Valley Surgical Center, LLC, located in Grand Junction, Colorado, is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center with over 5,000 cases in 2011. We are looking for an experienced PREOP/PACU RN with a few years experience as a PREOP/PACU Manager. The…