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Jordan Smith, MD, has joined University Physicians Healthcare and the faculty of the University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, according to release from the University of Arizona.

New federal legislation to permanently eliminate planned yearly cuts in Medicare reimbursements for physicians may not have enough votes to pass Congress because it would raise healthcare costs — on paper, at least, according to a report by the New…

Merck & Co. paid doctors and other healthcare professionals a total of $3.7 million this summer to give talks to colleagues about its products and other health topics, according to a release from Merck.

Gary L. Grenter has been named president, CEO and board member of SpineAlign Medical, according to a release from SpineAlign.

Helen Daniels, a 100-year-old patient in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was recently treated with balloon kyphoplasty, a minimally-invasive spinal procedure, to relieve back pain from two spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis, according to a release from Medtronic.

A bill introduced in the Senate last week by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and supported by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) would stop next year's reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates to physicians, according to a report by the Los…

Melville, N.Y.-based Sequel Systems, a service-oriented healthcare technology company, announced the launch and general availability of SequelMed Patient Portal, a new, Web-based tool that is designed to improve communication between physicians and patients, giving patients instant access to their personal…

Monthly premiums for basic Medicare coverage could increase 15 percent next year for some beneficiaries, to $110.50 per month, according to a report by the New York Times.

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corp., and Cerner Corp., a global provider of healthcare solutions, announced an agreement for CDW to offer Cerner physician practice solutions, according to a CDW news release.

James T. Baker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos, Texas, has been honored by the American Medical Association as a recipient of the 2010 Physician's Recognition Award, according to a report by Newstreamz San…