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A program that will require payment preapproval from CMS for cardiac and orthopedic procedures is currently limited to Florida, according to a Bloomberg report.

The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

James Gruft, MD, founder of From Pain to Wellness, a pain center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., applauds the Institute of Medicine's recently released blueprint for treating chronic pain, according to a practice news release.

Nearly all healthcare organizations view some information via a mobile device, yet more than half do not have policies regarding mobile technology use, according to a report by mHIMSS, part of the Health Information and Management Systems Society.

Frank Cordasco, MD, a surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, recently performed a procedure to repair St. Louis Rams left tackle Roger Saffold's torn pectoral muscle, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery news release.

BioLineRx's BL-1021 drug, an orally available small molecule for neuropathic pain, was safe and well tolerated in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, according to a news release.

Mininder Kocher, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital, recently discussed the trend of young athletes experiencing ACL tears in an ABC News report.

Spine Pain Management, a medical management and finance company, opened its sixth regional diagnostic center in Sarasota, Fla., according to a news release in the Sacramento Bee.

U.S. physician leaders have launched an organization to support positive changes in healthcare, initially focusing on greater use of health IT, according to a news release.

Intense exercise regimens often practiced by elite and former elite male athletes is a risk factor for osteoarthritis and joint arthroplasty, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.