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Sami Khan, MD, has been named chief of orthopedics at Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital, according to a North Fulton report.

A report called "Pain Management Treatment Markets," published by TriMark Publications, found that the pain management treatment market will catapult by 2018.

I-Flow, a Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company, announced a nationwide bus tour that will help educate clinicians, administrators and other healthcare professionals about the importance of a post-operative pain management program.

Israel-based NLT Spine has opened a U.S. subsidiary to increase commercialization of its device technology platform.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to Alphatec Spine's Alphatec Solus internal fixation anterior lumbar interbody fusion device.

Thomas Dixon is the associate director of health system strategy at Navigant, a Chicago-based global consulting firm working with many industries including the healthcare industry. Mr. Dixon advises healthcare systems on issues such as mergers, strategy and capital prioritization.

Considering acquiring an ambulatory surgery center this year? You're in good company, according to the 2013 ASC Valuation Survey (pdf) conducted by Delray, Fla.-based HealthCare Appraisers, which showed 53 percent of survey respondents planned to buy between one and five…

The Joint Commission is seeking input on proposed revisions to the patient-centered medical home certification program for ambulatory care organizations.

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Foundation's Healthcare Technology Safety Institute has sent comments to The Joint Commission on its proposal of making alarm management a National Patient Safety Goal for critical access hospitals and hospital accreditation programs.

Here are seven things for ASC leaders to know for Monday, March 11, 2013.