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Terrance Orr, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Tahoe Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, will be accompanying the United States Men's Alpine Ski Team to the 2014 Olympic Games as head team physician, according to a Carson Now report.

Florida laws regulating pain management practices and prescription painkillers were supposed to crack down on the state's pill mill problem, but they have created barriers to care for many patients, according to two ABC 7 reports.

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., found a family of sensory nerve proteins known as piezo proteins are essential to the sensation of painful touch, according to a Scripps news release.

Budgetary and technology barriers prevent 33 percent of providers from utilizing health information technology to meet meaningful use requirements, according to an IVANS news release.

Five pain management physicians share their thoughts on the biggest issues facing pain management as a specialty right now.

CMS is reminding providers of the Version 5010 standard that will be enforced beginning April 1, according to an AAPC report.

Here are 12 sports medicine physicians who recently joined a new group or hospital.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed ACL reconstruction on Carolina Panthers' Thomas Davis, according to a Deadspin news report.

Karen L. Hackett, CEO of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, introduced a new initiative to describe the value orthopedic surgeons provide for their patients' quality of life, according to an AAOS Now report.

Benchmarks are becoming increasingly important for medical professionals across the spectrum of care as payors continue to emphasize evidence-based medical practices.