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Arnie Roblan (D-Coos Bay), Oregon's co-speaker of the House, toured the Middle Fork Surgery Center in Eugene, Ore., last week, according to KLCC Public Radio.

Tona Savoie, RN, is the administrative director of Bayou Region Surgical Center in Thibodaux, La. Specializing in orthopedics, ENT, neurology, general surgery, plastic surgery, GI, ophthalmology and pain management, the facility operates as a 50-50 partnership between physician investors and…

Donald Schellpfeffer, MD, is CEO of Medical Facilities Corp., which owns a majority interest in four specialty surgical hospitals, located in South Dakota and Oklahoma, as well as a majority interest in an ambulatory surgery center in California. The company…

The HHS Office of Healthcare Quality offers a free infection prevention learning opportunity for ambulatory surgery centers.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers a free, downloadable toolkit to help healthcare organizations prepare for a response to a serious adverse event.

PAINWeek today announced that Daniel B. Carr, MD, will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 national conference for pain management physicians.

Investors are increasingly drawn to researchers and manufacturers of neurostimulation devices, according to a Crain's Cleveland report.

An American Medical News report discusses three important tips for maintaining effective communication with patients while using an electronic health record.

A Physicians Practice report discusses three key points to know about the National Practitioners Data Bank, which houses all payments made on behalf of physicians for medical liability settlements and judgments.

Here are 12 recent appointments and accomplishments in the pain management field.