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Ohio's health information exchange is the first in the United States to share healthcare data between states via direct secure messaging, according to an Ohio Health Information Partnership news release.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching a task force that will connect healthcare and law enforcement officials to combat the city's prescription drug problem, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found people with mood and anxiety disorders, such as bipolar and panic disorder, might be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a news release.

John Townsend of Gradient Technologies spent more than 15 years developing the QuadraBloc pain management discs and now hopes to take advantage of the estimated $1 trillion pain management business, according to a Commercial Appeal report.

Thirty percent of physicians have purchased an iPad and 28 percent plan to do so within the next six months, according to a Float Mobile Learning news release.

Congress will vote today on a House Republican bill that would strike and soften restrictions against physician-owned hospitals, according to a New York Times report.

The Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement recently released the data from a survey on performing low back injections in surgery centers. The survey gathered data from 45 organizations that perform more than 55,000 procedures annually.

Brad Raphael, MD, a partner at Elite Healthcare Medical Associates, recently joined the staff at Crouse Hospital, both in Syracuse, N.Y., according to a hospital news release.

Edward Khalfayan, MD, team medical director for the Seattle Mariners, recently performed shoulder surgery on relief pitcher Dan Cortes, according to a report from The Seattle Times.

Peter J. Millett, MD, head of shoulder surgery at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., was recently named chair for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Open Program at the 2013 annual meeting, according to a release fro The Steadman…