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Utpal Patel, MD, has joined Integrated Pain Solutions in Laurinburg, N.C., according to a report from the Laurinburg Exchange.

Nicholas R. Taweel, DPM, DPT, an instructor in orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in Philadelphia, was recognized for providing the best evidence-based recommendations for podiatric treatments, according to an AMPA report.

The University of Rochester Medical Center received a $7.5 million Center of Research Translation award for its clinical research on arthritis therapy and bone healing.

Here are nine statistics on costs of electronic health records, according to the Medscape EHR Report 2012.

Daniel Judd, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at St. Luke's Clinic-Sun Valley Sports Medicine in Ketchum, Idaho, will lead a volunteer medical trip to Haiti, according to an Idaho Mountain Express report.

Matt Snyder, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Fort Wayne Orthopedics, will perform hip surgery on Fort Wayne Komets goalkeeper Nick Boucher, according to a News-Sentinel report.

Colonial Orthopaedics, based in Colonial Heights, Va., will hold a six-week program with the Virginia State University women's basketball team to focus on knee injuries, according to a Village News report.

Ophthalmic surgery centers often depend heavily on Medicare reimbursement due to the age of their clientele, meaning administrators must work particularly hard to cut costs to make up for low payment rates. Here Kathy Stout, RN, administrator of The Eye…

Cabot Hyde, partner at Waller Law, discusses the essentials of surgery center partnership and alignment opportunities with hospitals.

Scott Glaser, MD, is a director on the national board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, where he has also served as vice president. He is heavily involved with the group's lobbying and advocacy efforts for the practice…