Southern Orthopaedic Association announced that Alfred Y. Gordon, Jr., MD, head team primary care physician for Razorback Athletics at the University of Arkansas, will be named the Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year, according to a THV news report.
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Roughly 43 percent of physicians think Medicare reimbursements will go down in the near future, while only 4 percent believe they will go up, according to a survey from LocumTenens.com.
Researchers in Switzerland are developing a "bar code" allowing physicians to measure a patient’s pain level using scientific data, according to American News Report.
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, vice chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, was recently named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Council on Research and Quality.
Medfx Corp. in Warwick, R.I., a professional services, systems integration and software engineering organization, and Community Health Alliance, a Virginia-based non-profit, have announced a partnership to implement the statewide health information exchange, ConnectVirginia.
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Scott Trenhaile, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Associates, was selected to serve as program faculty at the 29th Annual San Diego Shoulder Institute's course in June, according to a Rockford Register Star report.
Five pain management physicians discuss epidural steroid injections for pain treatment.
Washington Nationals pitching prospect Sammy Solis will undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, performed by Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, according to an MSN report..