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Of the early Medicare accountable care organizations — those that joined the program before fall 2012 — just 46 percent involved a hospital, according to new analysis from The Commonwealth Fund.

Healthcare providers are buying heavily into new care initiatives, like accountable care organizations, bundled payments and risk-sharing contracts, but according to a new article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, these may ultimately be repeating past flawed strategies.

Three hospital finance leaders on how Medicaid will impact their organization this year.

Here are 14 recent achievements made by spine and neurosurgeons.

William C. Tally, MD, is a board-certified spine surgeon practicing at Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic. His hospital affiliations include Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center and St. Mary's Health System in Athens. He also serves as a physician educator for a…

In a Power Your Practice article, Tom Doerr, MD, director of innovation research for Lumeris, lays out three suggestions for preventing physician burnout at a medical practice.

In a Medical Practice Insider article, Michael A. Igel, a healthcare lawyer at Trenam Kemker, discusses seven questions that medical practices should ask and adhere to get through an audit successfully.

Here are six recent orthopedic and spine device company mergers, acquisitions and partnerships.

Warsaw, Ind.-based Biomet experienced solid growth in the second quarter of 2014 with a net income of $4.9 million, up from the $66.2 million loss the company experienced during the same period last year.

In an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives brief, D. Albert Brannen, a partner in the national law firm of Fisher & Phillips, lays out seven ways to effectively supervise staff and avoid legal liability in the workplace.