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Five physicians at the Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based Tri-County Orthopedics have received professional honors.

The Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has added podiatrist Christopher Tveter, DPM, to its orthopedics team.

The Winter Park, Fla.-based Association of Independent Doctors now holds members in more than half of the nation's states, after adding a member in Ohio this past week.

Here are five spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

Neurosurgeon Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, of Southfield-based Michigan Head & Spine Institute, offers his insight on minimally invasive spine surgery, value-based care and what the future holds for outpatient spine.

Epic remained the most highly ranked EHR by physicians in 2012 and 2016, according to "Medscape EHR Report 2016: Physicians Rate Top EHRs."

CMS' accountable care organizations and Medicare Shared Savings Program yielded $1.29 billion in savings over the last four years, according to Med City News.

The American Joint Replacement Registry has more than 500,000 hip and knee replacement procedures in its system.

Boca Raton-based Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine is adding new residency programs to combat the looming physician shortage, according to Florida Trend.

Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak commented on the company's first quarter fiscal year 2017 results, according to Memphis Business Journal.