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The global demand for disposable medical supplies is projected to grow 6.4 percent annually to nearly $200 billion in 2016, according to the latest analysis from RnR Market Research.

The American College of Physicians has released a position paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine, urging improved use of low-value healthcare services.

Vladimir Redko, MD, an interventional pain physician, recently joined North American Spine in Houston.

The Washington Center for Pain Management will expand its Bellevue-based practice to a new location near Overlake Hospital, according to a Bellevue Reporter report.

Healthcare-associated infections represent an enormous challenge for the U.S. healthcare system, costing $45 billion to treat and killing tens of thousands of patients each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. An estimated one out of every 20…

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference in Chicago on October 27, two ASC executives shared best practices for business operations. Carolyn Whitsel, senior director of business operations for United Surgical Partners International, and Margaret Chappell, RN, senior vice…

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Jeffrey Clark, Angelo Russo and Christina Egan, partners at McGuireWoods law firm in Chicago, discussed emerging issues in ASC and healthcare litigation during a panel moderated by…

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Blair Rhode, MD, of Orland Park Orthopedics discussed the use of value-priced implants for spine and orthopedic surgery.

Michael C. Weiss, DO, FAOAO, has been given the new title of chairman of the department of surgery for Laser Spine Institute, according to a release.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Larry D. Taylor, president and CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare in Birmingham, Ala., and Sean McNally, CEO of Moore Clinic in Columbia, N.C., an orthopedic clinic…