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A recent study showed that nearly 63 percent of physician groups would replace their current practice management system for a more integrated electronic health record system, according to a news release from research firm CapSite.

Roughly 30 percent of physicians use a tablet, compared with 5 percent of the general U.S. consumer population, and 19 percent of physicians use that tablet in a clinical setting, according to a recent QuantiaMD study on tablets within physician…

Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, N.J., podiatric surgeon Gerald Mauriello, MD, now offers treatment for ankle arthritis using the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement system, according to a practice news release.

The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment is meeting to consider providing grants for research specifically related to concussions and the development of new helmet standards, according to an organization news release.

Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Bradenton, Fla., has named Belinda Holmes chief administrative officer, according to a practice news release.

Anthony Galea, MD, the controversial physician who was slated to moderate the North American Platelet-Rich Plasma Symposium in Toronto, will be replaced, according to a New York Daily News report.

As part of the 2011 CPT code changes, there are several updates for coding wound debridement, according to an AAOS Now report.

At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 11, 2011, Marion Jenkins, PhD, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies, and Todd Logan, Vice President of Sales - Western Region, SourceMedical Solutions, gave a…

A follow-up survey from the Medical Group Management Association shows that many medical groups and physician practices have not finalized software upgrades necessary for the transition to HIPAA Version 5010 electronic standards, according to an MGMA news release.

The newly developed type 1 collagen-hydroxyapatite nanostructured biomimetic osteochondral scaffold for regenerating cartilage and subchondral bone was shown an effective procedure in the pilot study, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.