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At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Arthur Casey, BSBA, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Maximize and Leverage Your Vendor Relationships."

More than 100 orthopedic surgeons plan to visit Washington DC on Thursday, May 2, to lobby members of Congress as part of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference.

Advanced Sterilization Products gave the American Hospital Association's Association for the Healthcare Environment an education grant to collate research on environmental cleaning, according to an AHA News Now report.

San Angelo, Texas-based Shannon Health announced that Stacy Beaty, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Shannon Clinic in San Angelo, has been designated a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  

Wareham (Mass.) Orthopedic Associates has joined Southcoast Physicians Group, a part of the New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System, according to The Wareham Courier.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee proposed legislation on regulating compounding pharmacies in a discussion draft, according to an AHA News Now report.

The Indiana House has approved final legislation that increases regulations for pain management clinics, according to a report by The Herald Bulletin.  

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based VG Innovations unveiled its SiJoin Posterior Sacroiliac Joint Fusion system.

Shelton, Conn.-based Spine Wave received FDA 510(k) clearance for its StaXx IB System, an intervertebral body fusion device.

CMS proposes measures, scoring and risk adjustment methodology for the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program as part of its proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system for acute-care hospitals.