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Fort Worth, Texas-based physician assistant Ray Shoulders has been charged with healthcare fraud after allegedly injecting amniotic fluid into patients' joints in an attempt at pain management. 

The American Society of Anesthesiologists developed new guidelines for health professionals to follow when choosing post-surgery pain management for individuals with a history of addiction, according to a July 18 report from legalreader.com.

Dallas-based ENT Specialty Partners opened a practice location in Southlake, Texas. 

Ninety percent of patients suffering from nasal airway obstruction found significant symptom improvement two years after using Aerin Medical's non-invasive technology VivAer, according to results published June 15 in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology.

Orthopedic procedures for patients with Medicare and no supplement are typically cheaper at ASCs, according to data from medicare.gov.

Here are five stats to know about how orthopedic surgeon pay stacks up compared to CEO pay: 

GE HealthCare partnered with DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson's orthopedic business, to make GE HealthCare's OEC 3D Imaging System more widely available to surgeons and patients nationwide.

Compass announced the hiring of two new senior operations leaders, Scott Bergman and Heather Combs, RN, who will serve as market presidents.

TriasMD, DISC Sports & Spine Center's parent company, is bringing its new ASC, the DISC Surgery Center at Gateway, onboard by investing in new equipment in order to expand access to minimally invasive spine care in the region.

Montana is the best state for physicians, but has just 20 ASCs.