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The rate of certain healthcare-associated infections decreased across the U.S. in 2011, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ambulatory health practices should help patients move safely from inpatient settings to home, according to an American Medical Association report.

AxioMed Spine Corporation introduced its Freedom Cervical Disc in Europe, and the disc has been successfully implanted in Switzerland.

A recent article in Managed Care Contracting & Reimbursement Advisor features Senior Director of Physician Services with Provista Dena Kichens discussing the advantages of group purchasing organizations.

Indiana University Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, entered into an agreement with Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center for outpatient clinical and surgical services, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.

Nameer R. Haider, MD, director of interventional pain management at the Minimally Invasive Pain Institute in Washington, D.C., has begun performing 360 degree neurostimulator implantations to treat chronic headaches using the Boston Scientific Spectra System.

James Fordyce, DO, an orthopedic surgeon has opened a new office in Toccoa, Ga., according to an Independent Mail report.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute, a private orthopedic practice, has announced the opening of its new office in Newtown, Pa.

Katherine Lin is an associate at McGuireWoods law firm in Chicago. Her legal practice focuses on healthcare transactional issues and regulatory matters for ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare providers.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free preventing falls toolkit to help hospitals implement a fall prevention program.