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The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians issued 17 updated guidelines for physicians when prescribing opioids for noncancer pain patients, according to Medscape.

Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Washington Hospital Center admitted Majority Whip Steve Scalise into the intensive care unit after the representative contracted an infection, according to The New York Times.

Becker's 15th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine took place in Chicago June 22-24. During the meeting, Jeffrey Simmons, chief development officer of Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health, and Pierce Nunley, MD, director…

New research, from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania, claims multiple recurrent Clostridium difficile infection rates have rapidly increased.

President Donald Trump nominated Jerome Adams, MD, to be the next surgeon general, according to USA Today.

Here are the top articles on Becker's ASC Review during the week of June 26 to June 30.

Throughout the year, ASCs perform a large number of cases in operating rooms with the average number being 1,212 cases annually, according to the VMG Health 2017 Intellimarker: Multi-Specialty ASC Study.

The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program accredited Cedar Park (Texas) Regional Medical Center as a comprehensive bariatric surgery center, Community Impact reports.

Various factors are driving the global surgical microscopes market, an Allied Market report found, according to medGadget.

The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality launched its Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery to enhance communication, teamwork and quality in ASCs.