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Some endoscopy physicians may deliberately perform endoscopies on different days to avoid bundling and the associated reduction of payment, according to an Internal Medicine News report.
The Institute of Medicine report, "Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Treatment and Research," outlines guidelines for data collection, medical education and inclusiveness in the field of pain management and will start being implemented this year, according…
California's effort to extend healthcare coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions has enrolled more than 6,000 patients, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Physicians at Advanced Pain Management in Greenfield, Wis., say maintaining proper weight and a basic level of fitness is essential to protecting the spine and joints from excessive strain as well as preventing chronic painful conditions, according to a news…
The Supreme Court's verdict on national healthcare reform could determine the future of health insurance exchanges in Alabama, according to a Montgomery Advertiser report.
Roper St. Francis Cancer Care has become the first in South Carolina to use the da Vinci robot outfitted with Firefly fluorescence imaging to help make colon cancer surgery less invasive and more precise, according to a news release.
French Hospital Medical Center and the physicians that own Templeton Surgery Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif., have announced the appointment of Brenda Gray as the surgery center's new director, according to a Paso Robles Press report.
Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital has elected new leadership for 2012, including naming anesthesiologist Michael Dellinger, DO, secretary/treasurer of the hospital board, according to a Savannah Now report.
Scott Cunneen, MD, director of bariatric surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, published his book, Weighty Issues: Getting the Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery, this week, according to a news release.