Innovation

Researchers have discovered that acupuncture analgesia may active the sympathetic nervous system for pain suffers, according to News-Medical.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health announced the launch of the Mission Health and Western Carolina University graduate certification program in healthcare innovation management, a program designed to foster innovative ideas for the health system.

Orange, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health has created The Innovation Institute to foster innovative solutions, according to a MedCity report.

Researchers may have found a link between exercise and decreased diabetic neuropathic pain in rats, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.

Two Chattanooga medical practices merged with larger companies recently, following national trends of medical consolidation to survive healthcare changes, according to the Times Free Press.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System and Oak Investment Partners announced the creation of a new company, xG Health Solutions, to share Geisinger's intellectual property and expertise with other healthcare systems.

Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City have announced that they will partner to create an Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, also in New York City.

Marcy T. Rogers, president and CEO of SpineMark, discussed how to develop a spine center of excellence and manage the center's quality in a Jan. 16 webinar. SpineMark focuses on the development of spine centers of excellence and spine research…

Valinda Rutledge has served as president of Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., since July 2012. She also serves as the leader of KentuckyOne Health's Louisville market. KentuckyOne is Jewish Hospital's parent company.

St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., has opened a $32 million neuroscience institute, according to a report by The Kansas City Star.