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Fellowship-trained podiatric foot and ankle surgeon Samantha Bark, DPM, will join the staff of Avita Health System's Orthopedic Center in Galion, Ohio, according to the Mansfield News Journal.

Thirty pain and education experts from around the country have gathered at UC Davis Health System for a two-day summit to develop competencies in pain management education.

Integrated Prescription Solutions has named Avrom Gart, MD, medical director and head of its Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Limerick, Penn.-based medical device maker Teleflex announced it is acquiring Netherlands-based LMA International NV, an anesthesia and emergency care product company, for $276 million, according to Reuters.

Kentucky physicians say new tougher prescription drug standards sometimes force them to choose between appropriately treating a patient and abiding by regulations, according to The Associated Press.

National health spending grew 3.9 percent from June 2011 to June 2012, according a report by the Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending.

Gary Lourie, MD, a surgeon with the Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia, will perform hand surgery on Braves outfielder Matt Diaz, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.

Matt Roth, MD, associate medical director for ProMedica Sports Care, recommends portable beside ultrasound and computerized neuropsychological testing to enhance patient care.

Jared Foran, MD, of Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Care in Denver, recently returned from a 10-day Operation Walk mission trip to Tanzania where he performed 45 total knee and hip replacements.

Electronic health records are expected to play a key role in improving the quality of U.S. healthcare. For this reason, the Obama administration's $27 billion HITECH ACT is urging the implementation of EHR systems through an incentive-based program for organizations…