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In 2007, Congress voted for the FDA to create a uniform device identification system for medical devices using simple bar code technology, but the initiative has yet to be implemented, according to a Politico report.

Researchers at the 6th World Congress of the World Institute of Pain reported that spinal cord stimulation is effective for treating HIV-related polyneuropathy, according to a Medscape report.

The Pain Center of Arizona opened a new clinic in Phoenix, according to a news release.

Five pain management physicians discuss the biggest factors contributing to the profitability of their practices.

CaroMont Health CEO Randall Kelley reaffirmed the system's commitment to quality care in a statement following reports that Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, N.C., may lose its Medicare status for patient safety violations.

Massachusetts' Medicaid pay-for-performance program did not improve quality outcomes one year after its implementation in 2008, according to research findings published by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced the launch of its redesigned website hosted at www.ascassociation.org.

Lisa Delaney has been named the new director of nursing for Southern Surgery Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., according to a Mississippi Business Journal report.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has partnered with Elsevier | MC Strategies to launch an online nursing course to help nurses improve safe administration of medications commonly used in critical care, according to a news release.

Daily bathing with chlorhexidine may decrease the risk of bloodstream infections, including central line-associated infections, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.