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By Holly Carnell, JD, Associate and Meggan Bushee, JD, Associate at McGuireWoods.

Most physicians reported that the use of electronic health records decreased productivity at their practice, according to "EHR Report 2012," by Medscape from WebMD.

David S. Hungerford, MD, has received the Humanitarian Award at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS press release.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Aaron Murski will give a presentation titled "Key Trends in Valuing Practice Acquisitions."

Michael J. Yaszemski, MD, has received the William W. Tipton, Jr. MD Leadership Award at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS press release.

Comprehensive Pain Management Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., announced that it is expanding and will soon include an on-site MRI to facilitate advanced diagnostic imaging services.

NYU Langone Medical Center has announced that it will be launching a comprehensive concussion center.

Scott Oishi, MD, and Tarek Souryal, MD, of Texas Sports Medicine based in Dallas have performed successful hand surgery on Dallas Mavericks guard Rodrigue Beaubois, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Here are nine strategies for leveraging big data in the healthcare industry, according to "Transforming Health Care Through Big Data: Strategies for Leveraging Big Data in the Health Care Industry," a report by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation:

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has named eight new executives at the Academy's 2013 Meeting in Chicago.