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What should a hospital or health system include in its New Year's resolution? Completing preparations to protect patient records and reduce data breach stress.

Burton Elrod, MD, team physician for the Tennessee Titans, performed shoulder surgery on quarterback Jake Locker, according to a report from The Tennessean.

Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic have performed surgery on Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao, who injured a muscle in his right knee, according to an ESPN report.

HealthAlliance Hospital orthopedic surgeon Kelton Burbank, MD, was named president of the New England Orthopaedic Society, according to a Leominster Champion report.

Sidney M. Jacoby, MD, was named chief of orthopedic surgery at Phoenixville (Pa.) Hospital and medical director of the hospital's Limerick Surgery Center, according to a Phoenixville Patch report.

Sen. Ron Grooms of Indianapolis has drafted legislation that is aimed at changing the way pain clinics operate statewide, according to an Evansville Courier & Press report.

Prospira PainCare in Mountain View, Calif., announced that it has acquired National Pain Institute, a pain management provider in Florida.

The Clinician Scholar Development Program, an annual event hosted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Research Society and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, turned 10 this year, according to an AAOS Now report.

David Porter, MD, performed ankle surgery for Indiana Fever's Katie Douglas, a WNBA star, according to a Sports Page Magazine report.

The Institute of Medicine has called a committee on sports-related concussion in youth athletes in collaboration with the National Research Council.