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Dewey C. MacKay, MD, a Utah orthopedic surgeon on trial for 85 counts of illegally prescribing pain medication, told the court that all the drugs he prescribed were medically justified to help patients function and improve their quality of life,…

Here are 10 sports medicine physicians and specialists who recently joined a hospital or practice group.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., will receive a grant of more than $3 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute to integrate genomic discoveries into electronic medical records, according to a hospital news release.

James P. Sostak, II, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, recently joined Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill., according to a Tribune Local report.

Kevin D. Heaton, DO, recently joined Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Exeter, N.H., according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.

The United States does not have a standard patient identification method in health information systems, according to Indranil Ganguly, vice president and chief information officer at Centra State Healthcare System in Freeport, N.J.

Healthcare reform, the debt crisis and the continual regulatory changes that characterize the healthcare and life sciences industries have created certain shifts in the prospects of healthcare investments. This article briefly outlines 13 areas within healthcare in which private equity…

Alabama Governor Robert Bently signed a new state concussion law intended to reduce morbidity associated with sports-related concussions, according to a Shelby County Reporter story.

Daniel S. Horwitz, MD, has been named chair of orthopedic trauma at Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., according to a Times Ledger report.

Steward Health Care System, based in Boston, has announced its Norwood (Mass.) Hospital has opened a new pain management center.