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A new study led by Robert S. Namba, MD, of the department of orthopedic surgery at Kaiser Permanente Orange County and Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Irvine, and published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, assesses risk…

Four physicians have received American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Research Grants in 2013, according to an AAOS Now report.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened a 30-day public comment period before conducting a draft of the National Coverage Determination for the mild procedure, and the American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians has sent a comment letter.

Eric Miller, MD, founder of New Braunfels,Texas-based Central Texas Pain Center, will be offering pain management services at the Connally Multi-Specialty Clinic in Floresville, Texas, according to a Wilson County News report.

More than $290 million has been paid to 1,016 eligible providers and hospitals under the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs in 2013 so far, according to the monthly update released by CMS.

Raritan Bay Medical Center has joined the federally-funded JOINTS initiative to accelerate the implementation of effective surgical site infection prevention in patients after knee and hip replacement surgery, according to an NJTODAY report.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Timothy Merchant will give a presentation titled "Using Reprocessing to Reduce Costs."

AxoGen, a regenerative medicine company, announced that two of its nerve repair products have received European CE Mark approval.

On Monday, Steadman Clinic surgeons performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari, according to an USA Today report.

James Andrews, MD, is scheduled to perform surgery on Florida State University's former cornerback Greg Reid, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.