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After Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, and James Andrews, MD, of Andrews Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Birmingham, Ala., examined him, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rubby De La Rosa decided to undergo reconstructive surgery…

The Alliance of Specialty Medicine recently urged CMS to finalize the proposed rules to CMS' e-prescribing program, but it also asked the agency to look into further changes, such as easing the burden of physician participation and limiting those who…

The Mid-America Orthopaedic Association named new members to its leadership, including Gordon R. Bell, MD, as president of its board of directors, according to an AAOS Now report.

The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America has honored two orthopedic surgeons with awards for outstanding practice and research, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Andrea Trescot, MD, a pain management physician with Orthopaedic Associates of St. Augustine, was recently honored with the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians' Chairman's Elite Award, according to a practice news release.

Injuries among Major League Baseball players resulting in being placed on the disabled list is common, with the most prevalent injuries including upper extremity conditions in pitchers and lower extremity injuries among position players, according to research published in The…

Many physicians are using Direct Project, a component of the Nationwide Health Information Network, to exchange patient data securely between two points, according to an American Medical News report.

Here are four studies occurring at Rush University Medical Center revolving around cartilage repair and regeneration.

iPad application drchrono — which includes speech-to-text technology, paperless billing, e-prescription filling and other features — has received meaningful use certification as a complete electronic health record, according to a company news release.