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Chad Burgoyne, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, recently joined Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise, Ore., according to a Wallowa County Chieftain report.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists Danzhu Guo, MD, and Thomas Wilkins, MD, from the BayCare Clinic in Green Bay, Wis., have been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance from the Back Pain Recognition Program for providing superior…

Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management, discusses several commonly miscoded orthopedic procedures.

Mercy Health Physicians in Cincinnati welcomed Michael Chen, MD. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine at Stanford (Calif.) University, where he worked with the San Francisco 49ers.

Edward Lilly, III, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic, was elected 2011-2012 president of the North Carolina Orthopedic Association, according to a Times-News report.

The National Basketball Association has implemented a new policy on concussions, according to a Miami Herald news report.

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.