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At a session at the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Brian Brown, regional vice president, operations, Meridian Surgical Partners, shared 10 key statistics for ASCs to review each day, as well as weekly and monthly. 1.…

MRSA mortality risk factors include older age and residence in a nursing home, according to a study in CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.

Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), chairwoman of Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology, has requested HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius provide progress reports on health IT safety, according to Chairwoman Ellmers' office.

KFx Medical Corp. has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 5mm AppianFx tissue fixation anchor, according to a news release.

Kinetic Concepts has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) therapy system for the management of closed surgical incisions, according to a news release.

John J. Goehle, CASC, is the chief operating officer and partner with Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies in Rochester, N.Y.

Two physicians have opened a second interventional pain management office at Clearview Regional Medical Center in Walton, Ga., according to a Walton Tribune report. Dalton Hanowell, MD, and Alisa Hanowell, MD, opened the new office to treat conditions such as…

Pain specialist Ian Rivera, MD, has joined the pain management program at Southcoast Physicians Group in Wareham, Mass., according to a Wareham Weekly report.

An American Medical News report discussed three steps to marketing a physician practice at a local event.

Popular online physician review websites have developed safeguards to curb misleading or malicious negative reviews, according to a Healthcare Finance News report.