Practice Management

The Association of American Medical Colleges reported an estimated national shortage of between 40,800 and 104,900 physicians by 2030.

Researchers from New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital for Joint Diseases have researched the best practices to reduce radiation exposure in children and are presenting their findings at the AAOS 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego.

As the healthcare industry continues on its transformative path to value-based care, organizations are tasked with ramping up their data analytics capabilities, especially around understanding the risk of their member population.

UR Medicine in Rochester, N.Y., welcomed Rochester-based Metro Footcare to its department of orthopedics and rehabilitation, according to a Penfield Post report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced that almost one-third of costs associated with osteoarthritis incurred in the year before total knee replacements are incurred on non-recommended operations.

Seema Verma is the new CMS administrator, Medscape reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery opened the Center for the Advancement of Value in Musculoskeletal Care.

Rosemont, Ill.-based American Joint Replacement Registry announced it has collected 1 million samples of hip and knee procedure data.

A study published in Health Affairs found primary care providers utilizing the eConsult system for referral requests reduced specialty wait times.

New York City-based private equity firm HealthpointCapital named former device company executive Mike Mogul the new managing director.