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CMS is seeking comments on an ICD-9-CM code list for hip fracture diagnoses, according to an AHA News Now report.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is building one of the country’s largest and most comprehensive sports medicine facilities in Columbus, according to the lantern.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed SB 685 PN 1000 and SB 686 PN 1001 yesterday, allowing out-of-state athletic team medical staffs to treat their players, coaches and other personnel while participating in games or tournaments in Pennsylvania.

Peter Millett, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will perform shoulder surgery on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, according to a Fox Sports report.

Robert Watkins III, MD, performed spine surgery on desert golfer and Ladies Professional Golf Association winner Nicole Castrale, according to a report by The Desert Sun.

WellSpan Health offered interested Dallas students a sports medicine session on careers in the health field, according to ydr.com.

Larry Pedegana, MD, the former Seattle Mariner's team physician, died of cancer at 74 years old on Nov. 13, according to The Seattle Times. Dr. Pedegana served the team from 1977 through 2006, and was the team's first medical director.…

To provide specialized sports medicine to young athletes in the Kansas City area, Children's Mercy Kansas City and Sporting Kansas City formed a long-term partnership, according to MLS.

One of the nation's leading orthopedic surgeons, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, specializes in the management and surgical treatment of shoulder and elbow problems.

St. Vincent's is investing nearly a quarter of a million dollars into a new sports medicine program in the Clay County School District, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal.