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Waldorf, Md.-based Kure Pain Management announced that Mathew J. Abraham, MD, has joined its team of physicians.

As many provider groups continue to call for another ICD-10 delay, or to abandon ICD-10 altogether, CMS has said the current deadline of Oct. 1, 2014 will stay intact, according to a letter (pdf) sent to AHIMA, a Chicago-based trade…

The Advisory Board has been tracking which hospitals, health systems and payors have adopted commercial bundled payment strategies, and currently, there are more than 30 different agreements.

James Andrews, MD, will perform ulnar collateral ligament surgery repair on St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal, according to a report in the LA Times.

Dennis Alter, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine, recently joined Flagler Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Palm Coast, Fla., according to a News-Journal report.

CMS will delay making rules on stage 3 meaningful use of electronic health records until next year while it examines how the existing requirements are rolling out, CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society…

Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine/Pain Management in Bradenton, Fla., has announced the launch of its comprehensive concussion program, according to a Herald-Tribune report.

Pri-Med, a provider of professional medical education, and the American College of Physicians announced that they have been awarded an educational grant to develop a training program for clinicians that educates them about safety and efficacy when prescribing opioids.  

Thomas Graham, MD, a hand surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, will perform wrist surgery on Florida Panthers center Stephen Weiss, according to a Sun Sentinel report.

Gary Waslewski, MD, will perform surgery on Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Mat Gamel, and team physician William Raasch, MD, will assist, according to a Journal Sentinel report.