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Johnson & Johnson has recalled more than 53,000 Duragesic pain relief skin patches, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Smaller communities are attempting to attract physicians and medical staff members by offering medical school loan payback assistance, according to a Bloomberg report.

Physicians can use YouTube as both a marketing and educational tool for prospective patients, according to a Physicians Practice report.

Steve Corl, administrator at Mackinaw Surgery Center in Saginaw, Mich., discusses the center's most successful initiatives in improving internal communication between management and staff members.

Since opening in 2006, Minnesota Valley Surgery Center in Burnsville has aimed to improve the quality of patient care, maximize efficiency and reduce costs. Despite persistent regulatory and reimbursement challenges, the multispecialty center has largely succeeded in meeting these goals. …

Unilife Corp. has announced it has received a U.S. patient for its Unifill ready-to-fill (prefilled) syringe, according to a news release.

Teleflex has announced it has acquired Hotspur Technologies, according to a news release.

Outpatient HealthCare Strategies, which provides outpatient consultancy services for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician group practices, has announced its formal launch.

CMS has announced that 15 of the 89 new accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program will also take part in the Advance Payments ACO Model.

The average projected merit increase for hospital and healthcare staff, or non-management employees, over the next 12 months is 2.2 percent, according to the 2012 National Healthcare Staff Compensation Survey from Integrated Healthcare Strategies.