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A new mobile application, DocBookMD, allows physicians to send and receive secure HIPAA-compliant patient information from a smartphone.

Commercial payors, pharmacy benefit managers and care providers are using healthcare data in new ways to pinpoint probabilities of relapse, likelihood of medical compliance and potential for future health problems, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Four new medical facilities in Nebraska have joined the Nebraska Sports Concussion Network, according to a WOWT report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons launched a new campaign highlighting the value of orthopedic care for people at every stage of life.

Jonathan Drezner, MD, an associate professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, has been named president of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Hospital costs for people with employer-based health insurance grew by 5.6 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurance.

EndoChoice has been awarded an endoscope repair contracting with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, according to a release.

The amount of bariatric surgery performed in the U.S. has plateaued in recent years, due to factors such as the recession, according to an American Medical News report.

The First Step Flexible Endoscope Bedside Pre-Clean Kit from Cygnus Medical enables GI surgery centers to removing visible bioburden after a procedure — an essential first step in the reprocessing of a flexible endoscope. The First Step Kit has simplified…

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have published new researching findings that identify a possible new cancer treatment, according to a news release.