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Deadlines are looming for state participation in federal healthcare reform law provisions, according to a Lancaster Eagle Gazette report.

The Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee may vote next week on a bill that would require pain clinics to be registered and have an account with the state's electronic prescription monitoring system, according to a NECN.com report.

Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will hold its annual football injuries conference in May for sports medicine professionals, according to a practice news release.

Portland (Ore.) Integrated Health & Sports Medicine recently opened, according to a report from The Oregonian.

Frederick M. Azar, MD, chief of staff at Campbell Clinic in Memphis, was recently elected the second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS news release.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have delayed Stage 2 of meaningful use of electronic health records one year until Oct. 1, 2013, according to an AHA report.

A study published in Military Magazine found stellate ganglion blocks relieved symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in 75 percent of patients, according to a news release.

A new study measures the assumptions of athletes, coaches and parents about ulnar collateral ligament surgery, showing most have incorrect expectations of outcomes following the procedure, according to a news release from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine news…

Franklin Sim, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was recently recognized with the Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS news release.

Martin O'Malley, MD, and Riley Williams, III, MD, team physician for the New Jersey Nets, performed foot surgery on Nets forward Shawne Williams, according to a Sacramento Bee report.