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Christopher Reis, DO, has joined the Brain & NeuroSpine Clinic of Missouri in Cape Girardeau, Mo., as a pain management physician, according to a report by the Southeast Missourian.

The speaker of the Kentucky House is urging the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to use the state's electronic drug-tracking system to investigate physicians who overprescribe pain medications, according to a report by the Louisville Courier-Journal.

A new hybrid connecter for electrical and gas connections on surgical tools and other equipment reduces the risk of a misconnections, according to a report by MedGadget.

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) is urging the FDA to choose medical device regulatory reforms that will simplify manufacturing processes, according to a news release from Sen. Bennet.

According to a web-based survey conducted by the CDC, 63.5 percent of all healthcare personnel were vaccinated against the flu during the 2010-2011 influenza season. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on influenza vaccination.

GE Healthcare has announced the launch of its newest version of the Centricity Business revenue cycle management solution, Centricity Business 5.0.

Florida has fined health insurer Humana $3.3 million for failing to promptly disclose Medicaid fraud to state investigators, according to a Sun Sentinel report. Health regulators say that since 2009, Humana has not reported what it knew about suspected fraud…

Surgical Care Affiliates is seeking a business office support coordinator.

Surgical Care Affiliates is seeking a director of revenue cycle integration.

A patient who underwent plastic surgery by a Massachusetts physician died the day after her surgery, according to a MetroWest Daily News report.