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As the trend of hospital employment of physicians continues, federal and state governments have increased their focus on physician compensation and compliance with healthcare laws. In the past several years, investigations focusing on compensation paid by a hospital to its…

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health announced that Jeffrey Jude Holt has been named COO of the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Center at Buffalo General Medical Center.

Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester, Mass., has named Marshall Katzen, MD, director of orthopedic rehabilitation, according to a Business Telegram report.

Willoughby, Ohio-based Neuros Medical, a medical device company, announced the addition of Salim Hayek, MD, and Leonardo Kapural, MD, to its Clinical Advisory Board, according to a Fort Mill Times report.

Hospital patients who receive a skin and pressure ulcer risk assessment upon admission are less likely to develop a pressure ulcer, according to a study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

Limiting surgical site infection surveillance to the operative hospital can miss a substantial proportion of SSIs following hip or knee surgery, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Hospital leaders can identify patient safety risks by performing leadership walkrounds, according to a study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

LMT Surgical issued an Australian hazard alert for its PyroTitan humeral resurfacing arthroplasty device.

Smith & Nephew and San Diego-based KFx Medical have entered into a license agreement for KFx's knotless double row rotator cuff repair device.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, will give a presentation titled "EMRs – How to Improve Productivity and Profits for Physicians and ASCs."