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Nicholas Janiga, manager at HealthCare Appraisers in Castle Rock, Colo., shares his expertise on transitioning small and large group practitioners into a hospital-employed setting.

Craig Morgan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, will perform rotator cuff surgery on Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Hobgood, according to a Sacramento Bee news report.

The Sports Medicine and Injury Center of Concord (N.C.) has received the corporate service award from the North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association, according to a Cabarrus Business news report.

Benvenue Medical, a minimally invasive spine technology company, launched the Blazer Vertebral Augmentation System for treating vertebral compression fractures.

Symmetry Medical has announced the launch of 12 new line enhancements to the BOOKWALTER Retractor System.

Ram Krishna, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in private practice in Yuma, Ariz., has been appointed to the Arizona Board of Regents by Gov. Jan Brewer, according to a Yuma Sun report.

FDA has announced it has approved Torax Medical's LINX Reflux Management System for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a news release.

CDC and the American Gastroenterological Association have joined together to provide free colonoscopies to uninsured patients in seven states in March, according to a news release.

The Tennessee House Health and Human Resources Committee has voted in favor of legislation that would allow the state government to take over the federal Medicare program in the state, according to a Knox News report.

Michael Heggeness, MD, is director of the spine surgery fellowship program at Baylor College of Medicine, where he also serves as professor of orthopedic surgery. He currently serves as president of the North American Spine Society.