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Grossinger Neuropain Specialists in Wilmington, Del., have announced that they now have Electromyography (EMG) to help find the root of pain problems.

Larry Nassar, DO, a USA Gymnastics National Medical Coordinator, has joined Elite SportZ Band as partner and advisory board member.

Avinger has announced it has received FDA clearance for a smaller, longer version of its Ocelot interventional chronic total occlusion crossing catheter, according to a news release.

Ascendx Spine has announced it has received FDA clearance for a vertebral compression fractures repair system, according to a news release.

David Hanscom, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon in Seattle, recently published a book about treating chronic pain using the mind/body connection called "Back in Control: A spine surgeon's roadmap out of chronic pain." In the book, he discusses some of…

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement offers a free toolkit on treating outpatient surgery patients for obstructive sleep apnea.

IPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for New York state, offers a free pocket card for selecting a prophylactic antibiotic regimen for surgery.

Congestive heart failure is a risk factor for hospital-acquired peripherally inserted central venous catheter-related blood stream infections, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The Minnesota Hospital Association announced Minnesota hospitals participating in the Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network have prevented more than 3,200 readmissions since 2009.

Pennsylvania hospitals' readmission rates for congestive heart failure decreased from 2007 to 2011, according to a Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report.