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David A. J. Belman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the Hospital of Central Connecticut, received the William A. Petit, Jr., MD, Physician Service Award, according to a Patch report.

Joseph Scoggin, MD, recently joined The CORE Institute in Mesa, Ariz.

A recently proposed house bill, Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 (HR 6719), would augment federal support for telehealth services across the country, according to a report by PhysBizTech.

Neuros Medical, a medical device company in Willoughby, Ohio, announced the completion of its implantable generator for use in chronic pain applications, according to a Fort Mill Times report.

NeuroMetrix in Waltham, Mass., announced that it has initiated a commercial shipment of its SENSUS Pain Management System, which received FDA approval in November 2011.

The Health Resources and Services Administration plans to provide $1.9 million in funding for a network of telehealth resource centers, according to a mHIMSS report.

No new consumer-governed Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans will be federally funded in the 26 states still applying for startup capital loans after Congress cut the remaining $1.4 billion from the budget in Tuesday's hurried deal to avert the sequestration…

Robert L. Satcher Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon and former NASA astronaut, will be featured at the Medical College of Wisconsin's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, according to a report from Wauwatosa Now.

Lafayette General Health System has named E. Scott Yerger, MD, medical director for the total joint subspecialty, according to a report from The Advisor.

Texas Spine & Joint will be opening an urgent care facility in Tyler, Texas, that will share facility space with an Azalea Orthopedics office, according to a report in the Tyler Paper.