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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made diagnostic and treatment recommendations for a new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus reported in China.

Here are seven things for ASC leaders to know for Monday, April 8, 2013.

Higher perceived workload, higher caseload and higher emotional stress are associated with medication errors, according to a study in Journal for Healthcare Quality.

Here are five thoughts on physician-owned distributorships.

Danbury (Conn.) Orthopedics and Brookfield, Conn.-based New Milford Orthopedic Associates have announced the merger of their practices, beginning April 1, and forming Western Connecticut Orthopedic Specialists.

Michael Bryant, DO, an orthopedic surgeon at Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic, will provide orthopedic specialty outreach services at the Pondera Medical Center Clinic in Conrad, Mont., according to a report by The Independent-Observer.  

Sham Vengurlekar, MD, an interventional pain specialist, announced that he is relocating his practice, Premier Pain Institute, from Phoenix to a new facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MAKO Surgical received a permanent injunction against Blue Belt Technologies following a lawsuit sparked by Blue Belt hiring a former MAKO sales manager as its vice president of sales.

Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix has appointed Emily Buxton as its new chief financial officer.

The County Health Calculator, a tool developed from 2010 to 2012 by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University's Center on Human Needs in Richmond, Va., shows the impact of social factors on health.