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Physician compensation practices are changing in response to forces transforming the healthcare delivery model — from the shift to value-based payments and increased cost pressures, to the need for improved hospital-physician alignment and coordination of care.

Here are the costs of the 10 most common Medicare readmissions, according to an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statistical brief.

According to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the producer price index for acute-care hospitals increased 1.3 percent between March 2013 and March 2014.

Here are three major strategies that have helped brands create awareness, build brand loyalty and gain new fans through their social media platforms, according to a Trend Reports article:

John Goodnow of Benefis Health System, L. Keith Granger of Trinity Medical Center, and Seth Guterman of People’s Choice Hospital will all participate as CEO speakers at Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting.  All registration ends May 1st! 

BioRestorative Therapies announced that Wayne Olan, MD, has been appointed as a member of the company's Scientific Advisory Board. 

Seattle-based Group Health announced the addition of Thomas Wilder, MD, to Group Health Silverdale (Wash.) Medical Center, according to a Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal report. 

Arya Nick Shamie, MD, is chief of orthopedic spine surgery as well as an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery at University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine. He also serves as director of quality and compliance at…

  Most physicians agree that patient care is better in the employed setting rather than the self-employed setting, according to Medscape's Employed Doctors Report 2014.

Valley Foot Surgeons in Phoenix have joined the R3 Stem Cell network and are now offering several types of stem cell procedures.