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The Joint Commission offered tips for collecting and applying data from the Information Collection and Evaluation System, which is used to meet environment of care standards, in Joint Commission Online.

Recently St. Louis-based Amerinet appointed Kevin Kinsella as vice president of strategic accounts.

San Diego-based CareFusion's stock price dipped slightly after the company filed decreased revenue in the third quarter, which ended March 31, according to the San Diego Business Journal.

The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia has opened a new office in Bryn Mawr, Pa., according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y., announced the extension of the enrollment period for a total knee replacement pain management clinical trial.

The Florida Pain Network announced that Community Wellness Center of SW Florida in Lehigh Acres, Fla., has joined the network.

The 2012 National Healthcare Quality Report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows progress on quality measures.

John Venetos, MD, board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, works out of Arlington Heights, Ill., and is associated with Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Richard A. Kube, MD, will give a presentation titled "New Advances in Sacroiliac Joint Problems."

Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix International's gross profits dipped in the first quarter, down 17 percent from 2012's first quarter due to substantial declines in spine and orthopedic implant sales.