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The American Medical Association will host a webinar to help physicians better manage chronic pain patients while minimizing the potential for prescription drug misuse.

Steward Center for Pain Management of Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., recently opened a satellite location at Coastal Medical in East Providence, R.I., according to a Patch report.

ZocDoc has introduced the ZocDoc Check-In, which allows patients to fill out medical forms online prior to their visit.

Edward Akelman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, has been appointed president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, according to a local Patch report.

Lewis Yocum, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform Tommy John surgery on Orioles pitcher Randy Wolf, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

James Andrews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Fla., will perform knee surgery on Houston Texan linebacker Brian Cushing, according to a Click 2 Houston report.

The orthopedic practice OrthoVirginia, HCA Virginia and real estate developer Lingerfelt Companies, all based in Richmond, Va., have opened a $25 million orthopedic and sports medicine facility.

The Office of Inspector General of HHS has asked hospitals to complete a survey aimed at "identifying fraud and abuse vulnerabilities in electronic health record systems," according to an AHA News Now report.

Biotechnology company Cytonics has received a patent related to its Fibronectin-Aggercan Complex Test, which detects the presence of Fibronectin-Aggrecan Complex in patients with spine or joint related pain.

A new study shows a wide array of pain and functional issues among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and patients with enthesitis-related arthritis experience more frequent and intense pain, according to a Healio report.