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The Medical Group Management Association recently sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, saying that if the government does not rectify the current problems with the transition to HIPAA Version 5010 electronic transaction standards,…

A study found that while engaged in a competing goal, patients were less likely to exhibit pain avoidance behavior, according to findings published in Pain.

The Gerontological Society of America has released two new publications outlining changes in pain management for elderly patients in response to the Institute of Medicine's call for an overhaul in pain treatment.

James Gladstone, MD, associate professor of orthopedic surgery and co-chief of the division of sports medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, has teamed with a physical therapist to develop a conditioning program with the goal of preventing…

James Grimes, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, will now teach Human Anatomy and Physiology I at St. Johns River State College, according to a St. Augustine Record report.

Reprinted with permission from HealthFusion's blog HITFusions. Many healthcare providers who are transitioning from paper charts to electronic health records need help understanding how to work with the paper charts they built over their many years in practice. There are…

Lexington (Ky.) Clinic has notified over 1,000 patients of a data privacy breach, according to a Lexington Clinic news release.

A study published in Science Translational Medicine found massage reduces inflammation and promotes growth of new mitochondria in skeletal muscle, relieving pain, according to a Buck Institute for Research on Aging news release.

Richard Harrison, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and major in the U.S. Army Reserve, was recently awarded the Bronze Star for his service to the military during combat missions and treating special operations troops, according to a Florida Today report.

Renewal Technologies is partnering with the VGM Group to distribute its LaserTouchOne pain relief device, according to a news release.