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Oct. 3 is the last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90-day reporting period for the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program in calendar year 2012.

Though the number of female orthopedic residents is on the rise, the field remains largely male-dominated, and several organizations are encouraging women to pursue orthopedic surgery, according to the Huffington Post.

Since new regulations took effect in Tennessee to curb pill mills, the state's Department of Health has issued 255 pain clinics licenses, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.

Indiana State Senator Ron Grooms, a Republican, announced plans to sponsor a bill that would require pain clinic owners in the state to be licensed physicians, according to a WDRB report.

Orthopedic surgeon Thomas O. Clanton, MD, received a research grant by the Orthopaedic Education Foundation of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society for his work with turf toe injuries, according to PRWeb.com.

OA Centers for Orthopaedics announced that William Heinz, MD, has been selected by the National Federation of State High School Associations to chair the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, according to a press release on Digital Journal.

Dan Buss, MD, a sports medicine and orthopedic specialist with Allina Health in Edina, Minn., performed elbow surgery on Minnesota Twins pitching prospect Alex Wimmers, according to an ESPN report.

Interventional pain management physician Huaiyu Tan, MD, has joined Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Baptist Medical Group.

The American Academy of Family Physicians recently released the plan it developed to prevent opioid abuse.

Here are 12 orthopedic sports medicine physicians who recently performed surgery on professional athletes.