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Maine's health information exchange, HealthInfoNEt, is planning to pilot one of the nation's first statewide medical image archives.

A study from the American College of Toxicology identified characteristics of state prescription drug monitoring programs that can be frustrating to clinicians and prevent optimal use of the programs.

Flexion Therapeutics yesterday said that its sustained-release injection significantly reduced osteoarthritis pain in a phase 2 clinical trial.

Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls recently earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for four orthopedic procedures.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has received the 2012 Council's Choice Award at the ASAE Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference.

William Raasch, MD, team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers, will perform hand surgery on Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, according to a Pierce County Herald report.

Gastroenterologist Ira Schmelkin, MD, has joined the gastroenterology practice of Heidi Kolek, MD, at Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., according to a news release.

Gastroenterologists Houssam E. Mardini, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, and Alla Y. Grigorian, MD, PhD, have joined Cabell Huntington (W.V.) Hospital, practicing out of the hospital's Digestive Disease Center, according to a news release.

Premier Bone & Joint Centers in Laramie, Wyo., has selected SRS EHR technology and services for its 10 physicians and 12 practice locations.

J. Richard Steadman, MD, founder and managing partner of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., and founder and chairman of the board for The Steadman Philippon Research Institute, was honored at the recent Arthroscopy Association of North America annual meeting.