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The Peachtree (Ga.) City Council has been asked to ban pain management clinics, according to a news report by The Citizen.

John Cherf, MD, president of OrthoIndex, describes the drivers behind expensive costs of orthopedic devices and what orthopedic-driven ASCs can do to combat them.

The ASC received the Community Service of the Year Award and was recognized with other people and businesses at an annual awards banquet. Specialty Surgical Center has two operating suites and performs procedures in orthopedics, podiatry, urology, pain management, ENT,…

Healthcare added 19,000 jobs in November, with most of the increase happening in hospitals, which added 8,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Established hospital and ASC operating and management company looking for an experienced COO ready to take over operations and assist in new development and acquisitions.

Industry experts identify nine of the top concerns for orthopedic surgeons in 2011.

Plaintiffs will appeal a lawsuit against the ban on physician-owned hospitals, following a federal judge's decision to dismiss the case.

Amerinet, a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced the completion of a national account agreement with The Pain Group to provide service to pain management practices and physicians.

St. John's Mercy Health Care and St. John's Health System, both based in St. Louis, have agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations that foot clinics at St. John's hospitals overbilled Medicare, according to a News-Leaders news report.

Access MediQuip, one of the largest providers of surgical implant management solutions, has announced an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for Access MediQuip to provide implant surgical management services to the member of BCBSTX.