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WebMD has identified eight mistakes patients make with pain medications:

Arien Malec, the ONC's coordinator of the Direct Project and the Standards & Interoperability Framework, has resigned to return to the private sector, according to a Health IT Buzz report.

Eric Kujawski, DO, a sports and family medicine physician, recently joined Gulf Coast Orthopedic Specialists and Sacred Heart Medical Group in Pensacola, Fla., according to a Pensacola Business Journal report.

Most juvenile patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the knee will benefit from retrograde extra-articular drilling if non-operative management fails, according to a study published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will be honored as a "Guest Nation" during the Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia in Brazil during the organization's annual congress, according to an AAOS Now report.

According to a news release by Reportlinker, the global market in pain medications logged $22 billion in sales in 2010, rising at a compound annual growth rate of 8.9 percent since 2005. The growth was dominated by five blockbuster pain…

In 2010, 21.7 percent of hospitals adopted computerized physician order entry, compared to 15.7 percent in 2009, according to research firm KLAS.

A survey of 2,719 family physicians who had electronic health records found that the most satisfying aspect is the ability to customize the system, according to a news release by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute, will perform surgery on Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, according to a report from The Baltimore Sun.

In Montana, 300 veterans seeking orthopedic care have been left waiting as the Department of Veterans Affairs Montana Health System recruits a full time orthopedic surgeon, according to a Billings Gazette report.