Symbion has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2011, highlighted by a nearly 31 percent increase in revenue for the quarter compared to the prior year period, according to a report from the Nashville Post and the…
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The amount of cement used during procedures on the T11-L1 level should be determined using fracture body volume and friction according to the level of the spine being treated, according to an article published in Spine.
Michael R. Redler, MD, an orthopedic surgeon on staff at the Surgery Center of Fairfield County in Bridgeport, Conn., discusses three trends for orthopedic surgery in an ambulatory surgery center, including specific orthopedic and spine procedures now routinely done in…
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will award grants of $1.3 million to 16 different healthcare collaboratives as part of its Aligning Forces for Quality program, according to an RWJF news release.
Compared to patients without sickle cell disease, SCD patients clear morphine from their system more quickly, which may cause their increased morphine requirement, according to a study published in The Journal of Pain.
Lundbeck, a Danish pharmaceutical company that produces pentobarbital, is opposed to the drug being used in the death penalty, according to a GlobalPost report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released "Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings."
Gregory Sorensen, MD, has been appointed CEO of the U.S. branch of Siemens Healthcare, effective June 1, according to a company release.
Medtronic has named Omar Ishrak, president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems, to be its new chairman and CEO, according to a Medtronic news release.
Gail Wilensky, CMD administrator under President George H.W. Bush, said CMS' proposed rules for accountable care organizations have "all the hallmarks of a party that nobody comes to, unless there is a serious rethinking," according to a report by the…