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Patients living with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease in a medical home saw many process improvements with electronic health records enabling their care coordination, according to an eHealth Initiative report. The report, conducted by the eHealth Initiative and Health…

David Dines, MD, medical director for the APT Tennis Tour, and Joshua Dines, MD, team physician for the US Davis Cup Tennis Team, recently performed arthroscopic elbow surgery on elite tennis player Sam Querry at the Hospital for Special Surgery…

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the RACMonitor. Many physicians and other healthcare practitioners need to go "in-network" with managed care organizations because these network agreements drive patients into their office. These practitioners typically enter into managed care participation…

Bradford K. Matthews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the medical staff at Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, and will be offering his medical services at the hospital's specialty clinic, according to a Daily Herald news report.

James Glazer, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine physician practicing at Coastal Orthopedics in Brunswick, Maine, cautioned that overhydration poses serious risks to runners.

The Supreme Court struck down a Vermont law that prohibited drug manufacturers and data mining companies from selling and using physicians' prescription information.

External security and network virus threats to hospital staff and physician mobile devices are a growing concern, according to an InformationWeek report.

In an effort to reduce the number and severity of firework-related injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers some safety guidelines for trained adults who choose to use fireworks during July 4th celebrations, according to…

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently discussed common baseball injuries and safety precautions that Major League Baseball players take to avoid them on Comcast SportsNet, according to a practice news release.

At the American Medical Association's 2011 annual meeting, members voted to advocate for standardizing the user interface for electronic medical records, according to an AMA news release.