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On November 29, 2012, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons is hosting a fly-in for its members to lobby Congress on orthopedic issues at the center of fiscal cliff negotiations, such as the sustainable growth rate, sequestration and access to…

A new study by Oliver Wyman shows that accountable care organizations now cover up to 31 million patients, or about 10 percent of the nation's population.

Four experts discuss the most important qualities for electronic health records in spine practices.

Out of the physician workforce, the portion of independent physicians has dropped from 57 percent in 2000 to a projected 36 percent in 2013, according to a report from American Medical News.

ASCA has released its 2012 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey, available here for full members of the association. Printed copies will not be distributed.

Four employees of a closed outpatient surgery center in Buena Park, Calif., were convicted Monday in Orange County Superior Court in a $154 million medical fraud case, according to an Orange County Business Journal report.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers free slides and a quiz addressing vascular access devices through its program "On the CUSP: Stop BSI," which uses the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to prevent central line-associated blood stream infections.

The Commonwealth Fund issued a report with financial, quality and other data on healthcare systems from the U.S. to the Netherlands.

One of the biggest risk factors for developing the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection among patients colonized with MRSA is a stay in the intensive care unit, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The Bush Tax Cuts have benefited physician practices for the past decade, but now with President Barack Obama's re-election they will likely expire at the end of the year, according to a report in Physician Practice.