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The Blues Plans are the leading payor most often for physicians by total dollars collected, according to the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2011. The Blues Plans have market penetration in nearly every state, according to the report. Here are the…

CMS is asking for public comment on new measure specifications for potential use by eligible professionals in the Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs, which were developed under contract by Mathematica Policy Research and the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Kimberly-Clark Health Care hosted its first live cadaver course lecture through its online, proprietary physician education training portal.

A new report from the Vermont Medical Society's Education and Research Foundation shows physicians in the state are stressed about their vital role in the fight against prescription drug abuse, according to Vermont Public Radio.

The ECRI Institute has released its 2013 list of the top health IT hazards, and three of the topics are related to health information technology.

The Clinical Orthopaedic Society turned 100 this year with a celebration at Chicago's Palmer House Hilton — where the organization had its first meeting in 1912, according to an AAOS Now report.

The American Orthopaedic Association has honored Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, with the Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics Award, according to an AAOS Now report.

John Thornton, MD, has joined Huffines Institute as executive professor and director of the new Texas A&M Coaching Academy.

Madan Reddy, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine, has joined the Williamson (W. Va.) Memorial Hospital, according to a Williamson Daily News report.

Eugene Gosy, MD, of Gosy & Associates Pain and Neurology Treatment Center in Williamsville, N.Y., is taking drastic measures to prevent prescription drug abuse in his patients, according to WIVB.