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Jonathon Greenleaf, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Sports Medicine Oregon in Tigard, performed surgeries on Portland Timbers defenders Eric Brunner and Futty Danso, according to an Oregonian report.

Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed elbow surgery on Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero, according to a Rant Sports report.

CMS has released electronic specifications for the clinical quality measures that hospitals and eligible professionals must report for meaningful use of electronic health records beginning in 2014, according to an AHA News Now report.

Whether ambulatory surgery centers are looking into expansion projects or want to sell their ownership outright, refinancing is a very viable, and potentially lucrative, option for the future.

The American College of Physicians and other physician groups are questioning the necessity of MRI for low back pain, according to a Boston Globe report.

Early physical therapy for patients with back pain can reduce overall healthcare costs, according to a study published last year in Spine and recently referenced in the El Paso Times.

Alexander Bailey, MD, a spine surgeon at Precision Spine & Orthopaedic Specialists in Overland Park, Kan., discusses how spinal cord stimulation impacts back pain care and where the technology is headed in the future.

The National Athletic Trainers' Association will launch a National Action Plan for Sports Safety at the fourth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C., in February.

Jason Young, MD, has joined Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy, Mo., according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Principal and Chief Financial Officer at The C/N Group Raj Chopra discussed how to benchmark the financial solvency at ASCs. He discussed both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of achieving…