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Woody Miller, an HCA veteran and owner of surgery center chain HealthMark Partners, has donated $10 million to Middle Tennessee State University as part of his alma mater's $80 million capital campaign, according to a Nashville Post report.

American News Report has named Daniel Bennett, MD, to the position of chief medical officer. An interventional spine and pain surgical physician, Dr. Bennett is the founder of the National Pain Foundation and leads the Integrative Treatment Centers for pain…

A California bill would prohibit insurers from requiring patients to "try and fail" on more than two medications before receiving a pain medication prescription from their physician, according to a KPBS radio report.

Data from a recent study underscores how out-of-network costs continue to rise for patients, according to a Washington Post report.

Phyllis Ellis, vice president of St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, N.Y., discussed strategies for recruiting physicians to practices in smaller cities in an interview with the Utica Observer-Dispatch.

Robert Henry is senior vice president of development at Symbion Healthcare, an ambulatory surgery center management company.

Throughout their careers, pain specialists must work to address common patient misconceptions surrounding pain treatment and outcomes. Here, five specialists discuss some of the more prevalent patient myths they encounter.

Devon Medical Products has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its extriCARE 2400 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system, according to a news release.

Brett Gosney is a founder and CEO of the Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, Colo., the first physician-owned hospital in the state. Animas, which opened in December 2004, features 12 private patient suites, five operating rooms, state-of-the-art radiological and diagnostic…