Here are six hospitals and practices recently expanding orthopedic and spine programs.

The Office of Inspector General has released updated provider self-disclosure protocol, which is entirely revised from the SDP published in 1998.

Here are six hospitals and health systems recently opening or expanding their orthopedic care.

At least eight hospitals in the Boston area treated more than 140 victims of the Boston Marathon explosions yesterday, which have left three people dead and many more critically injured.   

An angiogram claim on Canada's public health plan costs $35. In the United States, a study of hundreds of health plans revealed the same procedure costs, on average, $914, with a range from $173 in the lowest quartile and $2,430 in the 95th percentile.

Saturday, March 23, marked the three-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The legislation has undergone and continues to experience a bevy of challenges since its enaction, but it's recently gained broader acceptance as the law of the land.

Here are seven hospitals that are expanding the orthopedic or spine programs.

Becker's Hospital Review has named the following hospitals to its list, "100 Hospitals With Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs." These hospitals offer outstanding spine and neurosurgical care, and the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected them based on nominations, clinical accolades, quality care and other spine and neurosurgical proficiencies. These hospitals have been recognized for excellence in this specialty by reputable healthcare rating resources, including U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades, Truven Health Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery, Delta Group CareChex and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

House Republicans vowed not to force hospitals to pay for the party's plan to repeal Medicare's sustainable growth rate, an annual source of legislative ire that would drastically cut physician pay that Congress has overridden every year since 2003, according to a report by The Hill.

Becker's Hospital Review hosted a webinar on February 20, bringing together six leaders from several areas within the healthcare industry to discuss current challenges and opportunities, specifically those facing health systems. The webinar was moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, publisher of Becker's Hospital Review and partner with McGuireWoods in Chicago.