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The Indiana Senate has passed legislation that is aimed at regulating pain clinics and prescriptions of large amounts of pain medication, according to a Courier-Journal report.  

UHS Orthopedics of UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, N.Y., has unveiled an expanded orthopedic clinical space and new imaging equipment, according to a report by The Evening Sun.

Blue Ridge Bone & Joint in Asheville, N.C., announced that Gordon I. Groh, MD, has been named to the Shoulder and Elbow Program Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, an educational body of national and international orthopedic surgeons.

Here are 20 new positions at ambulatory surgery center management and services companies.

Ascendx Spine received the Spotlight award from the Southeast Medical Device Association for its presentation at the SEMDA conference.

Zimmer Spine launched its Zimmer DTO 5.5 System for disc degeneration with fusion and non-fusion treatments.

Physicians' diagnostic errors are largely due to process breakdowns at the patient's visit, and have the potential for moderate to severe patient harm, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

When new behaviors are adopted, team training can improve healthcare organizations' patient safety culture, according to a study in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Using learning collaboratives to improve public health emergency preparedness faces several barriers, according to a study in Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research.

The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare and the South Carolina Hospital Association announced the launch of the South Carolina Safe Care Commitment, an initiative to improve patient safety and quality.