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Fear of reporting medical errors threatens the integrity of healthcare quality data, according to an editorial in the Journal of Healthcare Quality.

A new Georgia law offers additional protection for physicians against medical liabilities, according to an American Medical Association report.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons President Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, recently presented the Iowa Orthopaedic Society with the State Society of the Year award for its efforts in establishing the first and only state-based orthopedics research foundation, according to an…

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Frank Phillips, MD, and Nameer R. Haider, MD, will give a presentation titled "Key Developments in the Spine Device and Implants Arena."

Here are six things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for Thursday, June 6, 2013.

Virox Technologies, a chemical manufacturer, has received LEED Silver certification for its headquarters building in Ontario, Canada.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has revised its clinical practice guideline for treating osteoarthritis in the knee.

Jonathan R. Snyder, MD, was named a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on March 22, during the Academy's 2013 annual meeting in Chicago, according to an Elkin Tribune report.

Kyle Hubler, DO, has joined the University Orthopedic Clinic at Tyrone (Pa.) Hospital, according to a Gant Daily report.

The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has released its 2013 spinal interventional techniques guidelines, which will be published in a special April issue of Pain Physician, according to a Pain Medicine News report.