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Christine Corbin, MD, a board-certified obstetrics and gynecology surgeon, is a physician-owner and medical director of the Surgery Center at Tanasbourne in Hillsboro, Ore., a physician-owned facility that is also partly owned by Blue Chip Surgical Partners and Providence Health…

A company spun off from the biologics division of Smith & Nephew has launched, according to a news release.

An incubator for biomedical-device startup companies is scheduled to open in Peoria, Ariz., in early June, according to an Arizona Republic report.

Some hospital operating rooms are borrowing a practice from sports teams to boost efficiency: huddles. On the playing field, team members with different roles huddle to discuss strategies to win the game. In an OR, clinicians and staff can huddle…

Implantable Provider Group and Aetna have announced the expansion of their Implantable Device Benefit Management program into North and South Carolina.

In a recent op-ed in the New York Post, Daniel Goldberg, director of business development for New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation in Pompton Lakes, N.J., discussed the safety of outpatient settings for spine surgery.

Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo., recently appointed Kevin Seely as vice president of physician services, according to a Pueblo Chieftain report.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Quality Measures Clearinghouse has released new measure summaries for surgical patients’ experience. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the quality measures.

While the FDA proposed to make common prescription drugs, including those that treat diabetes, asthma and migraines, available over the counter in order to increase access to these medications, the American Medical Association says such a move could lead to…

The American Medical Association offers a free communication climate assessment tool to help healthcare organizations evaluate and improve communications and better serve a diverse patient population.