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Eighty-nine percent of healthcare workers in the U.S. used their personal smartphones for work purposes within the last year, according to a study conducted by a group of Cisco partner firms.  
InVivo Therapeutics appointed Jonathan R. Slotkin, MD, a neurosurgeon at Washington Brain & Spine Institute in Washington, DC, as the company's new medical director, according to a company news release.
Biomet has partnered with OMeGA Medical Grants Association to support the training of orthopedic residents, according to a Biomet news release.
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute offers an immediate-care orthopedic clinic, OrthoAccess, at two practice locations in Illinois, according to a practice news release.
Michael Schwartz, MD, board president of OrthoTexas, discusses seven points on the recent merger between his group and three other small orthopedic practices in Texas to form one large group.
1. Average compensation is in the mid-range for orthopedic subspecialists. Orthopedic trauma surgeons are compensated on average $592,536 annually, which is less than spine ($710,055) and joint replacement surgeons ($597,834) but more than general orthopedic surgeons ($524,250) and extremities specialists ($531,271), according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.