Practice Management

The National Institutes of Health Precision Medicine Initiative will launch in early June, according to Medscape.

New Missouri legislation seeks to fill the gaps in rural healthcare with "assistant physicians" — individuals who complete medical school but aren't placed in residency programs for certification, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Forty-eight percent of orthopedists reported they feel fairly compensated, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2017," inclusive of more than 19,200 physicians in more than 27 specialties.

The Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children expanded the Center for Cerebral Palsy to the OIC's downtown campus through a partnership with UC Los Angeles.

Amir Qureshi, MD, of Little Rock-based Arkansas Spine and Pain, implanted the first Nuvecta Algovita Spinal Cord Stimulation System in the state.

Medical school enrollment continues to rise, especially at osteopathic schools, according to Medscape.

Healthgrades is teaming up with Doctor.com, a cloud-based marketing automation solution, to assist providers with online consumer interaction.

If considering a joint venture, first think about various benefits and obstacles you'll find in your market, according to Diagnostic Imaging.

North Carolina-based EmergeOrtho received approval to build its $4.2 million Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, State Port Pilot reports.

Yesterday the Congressional Budget Office scored the American Health Care Act, the GOP alternative to the ACA. The legislation would reduce the deficit by $119 billion through 2026, but increase the rate of uninsured Americans by 82 percent.