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With the physician shortage looming nationwide, several hospitals and health systems have opened or have announced plans to open residency programs. Residency programs can help combat the physician shortage in the organizations' area, as residents are likely to set up…

The state-based insurance exchanges set to open Oct. 1 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will likely have access to funding even if Congress fails to pass a spending bill and the federal government shuts down, exchange officials…

Anthony A. Romeo, MD, and Brian J. Cole, MD, have been named to the list of The 28 Top North American Shoulder Surgeons released by Orthopedics This Week.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors approved appropriate use criteria on optimizing the management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears.

David Tonkin, MD, a pain management specialist, has moved his primary office location to Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage, Mo., according to a KOAM 7 report.

Centerville-based Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio is opening a new location in Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 7, according to a Dayton Business Journal report.

David Rust, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, has joined St. Luke's Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Duluth, Minn., according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

Sports medicine physician Melissa Mascaro, MD, has joined Vanguard Medical Group in Verona, N.J., according to a SportsTourismNews.com report.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Bob Woodward will give a presentation titled "Washington, D.C., the Budgets, Healthcare and America."

The following hospital and/or health system job eliminations were announced or implemented within the past month. They are listed by the number of employees or positions affected.