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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set new goals for hospitals to help keep patients safe and to reduce readmissions after patients are discharged, the New York Times reports.

Florida Hospital Physician Group hired Deborah Renelus, MD, CAQSM, to its team.

Robert Watkins, MD, performed a spinal disc surgery on Houston Texans' star defensive lineman J.J. Watt, NFL.com reports.

The Frederick (Md.) Police Department is investigating the death of Sandeep Sherlekar, MD, co-founder of the American Spine Center, the Frederick News-Post reports.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons who were recently recognized for their commitment to patient care.

Dr. Bradley Christ recently joined the staff of Washington-based Olympia Orthopaedic Associates in their sports medicine center, Thurston Talk reports.

Mac Sims, MD, invented the Syzygy Stabilization System to achieve a more effective mechanical alignment of the spine when treating spondylolisthesis, The Tifton Gazette reports.

Stephen Southworth, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at North Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Clinic, a multi-office practice with four locations throughout the state. Dr. Southworth specializes in the treatment of osteoarthritis, with an emphasis on ankle, hip and knee…

The San Diego-based medical device company Nasseo has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant funding will support Nasseo's development of surface technologies for orthopedic devices.

The annual "Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America" list recently ranked OrthoCarolina's "Be Well" program one of the top workplace wellness programs United States for 2016. OrthoCarolina has more than 30 orthopedic practice locations throughout the region.