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Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System will open its $130 million HealthPlex Specialty Hospital in October, according to the Norman Transcript.

Scott Smith, MD, has joined OrthoCarolina, an orthopedic surgery group in Charlotte, N.C., according to a report by dBusiness.

Officials from several medical device companies are upset about a proposal by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., to levy as much as $40 billion in extra fees over the next 10 years to pay for health reform…

Kapstone Medical, an orthopedic device consulting firm in Charlotte, N.C., has acquired exclusive rights to Spherofix AB, a fixation technology for implant products, according to a release from Kapstone.

Central Jersey Foot and Ankle Care in Manalapan, N.J., has opened a second office, also in Manalapan, according to a report in the News Transcript.

Orthopaedic & Spine Specialists in York Township, Pa., has broken ground on a $21 million orthopedic hospital neighboring the practice, according to the York Daily Record.

Wright Medical Group has launched its Ortholoc Polyaxial Locked Plating System for surgical treatment of foot and ankle fractures, according to a release from the company.

Here are 10 statistics on the salaries of healthcare information management professionals in 2008, according to Advance for Health Information Professionals' 2008 Salary Survey.

Here are the average salaries for full-time healthcare information management professionals in 2008, broken down by job title, according to Advance for Health Information Professionals' 2008 Salary Survey.

Here are statistics on the time between making an appointment and the appointment date with orthopedic surgeons in various metro regions in the United States, according to Merritt Hawkins & Associates' 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times.