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At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Timothy T. Davis, MD, will give a presentation titled "Intradiscal Biologics Injections for Mild to Moderate Degenerative Disc Disease."

CMS and OIG have published an advanced copy of proposed rules that, if enacted, would extend the existing Stark Law Exception and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor and make them applicable to the donation of electronic health records through 2016.

Boston Children's Hospital has announced the launch of its Female Athlete Program, which is designed to address sports medicine issues specifically for women, according to a report by The Daily Free Press.

Guido Marra, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will perform surgery on Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter to repair his dislocated left shoulder, according to a report by The Salt Lake Tribune.

Here are 12 statistics on orthopedic surgeon political leanings based on the 2012 and 2013 Medscape Orthopedist Lifestyles report.

Duke forward Ryan Kelly had foot surgery at Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center, according to a report from The Herald Sun.

Stephen Punzak, MD, is the founder and CEO of Medical Web Technologies, a developer of the Internet-based pre-admission software One Medical Passport. Dr. Punzak is a practicing anesthesiologist for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

According to a national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America, only 18 percent of respondents believe that chronic pain is a major health problem whereas 50 percent believe that addiction to prescription painkillers is a major health problem.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "Emerging Business Issues in Spine Surgery."

When President Barack Obama's budget proposal is released next Wednesday, Medicaid will not be among the many line items to shrink since last year, according to a report by the Associated Press.