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James Andrews, MD, has performed shoulder surgery on New York Yankees reliever Pedro Feliciano, according to a report from The Star-Ledger.

Stage 2 requirements of computerized provider order entry for meaningful use are more likely than stage 1 requirements to produce significant effects on mortality rates, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Here are 10 sports medicine physicians who recently joined healthcare providers.

Scott Martin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Health Care Center in Foxborough, and team physician for the New England Revolution soccer team recently performed shoulder surgery on Revolution midfielder Stephen McCarthy, according to a team…

Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently completed its new Biomechanics Laboratories and Surgical Skills facilities, which focus on research in orthopedic sports medicine, according to a Steadman Philippon Research Institute news release.

Steven Pals, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined UW Health Partners Juneau Clinic, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine sports medicine specialists are leading a national study to analyze why revision ACL reconstruction has a high risk of failure, according to a Washington University news release.

In the past six months, six patients with endocarditis have been admitted to Pepin Heart Hospital in Tampa, Fla., after injecting oxycodone, and four of them have died, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.

Due to continuing uncertainty on how to treat chronic pain, physicians should base treatment on evidence-based studies and not rely on patient testimonials, according to an FASEB Journal report.

President Barack Obama has named Sept. 11-17, 2011 National Health Information Technology Week, according to a White House proclamation.