Practice Management

Merritt Hawkins' 2017 "Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times" reveals trends in physician appointment wait times and highlight several U.S. cities where wait times are especially slow or fast.

A Medscape study found comorbidities aren't the only cost-increasing factors in knee replacement surgeries.

President Donald Trump promoted the AHCA at a Louisville rally attended by several prominent Kentucky lawmakers and a large crowd of supporters, according to Biz Journals.  

There are some medical professionals calling to boycott U.S. medical journals and meetings over President Donald Trump's executive order placing travel restrictions on citizens of six primarily Muslim countries. 

Female physician assistants earn less than their male counterparts, according to the 2016 AAPA Salary Report.

Indeed gathered data to determine the cities with the greatest healthcare talent gaps.

Atlanta-based Evoq Medical released blynq, a smartphone application to solve interoperability issues in physician offices communicating with multiple hospitals and EHR systems, which will ultimately help physicians treat patients properly and efficiently.

Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society president Patrick Smith, MD, played a vital role in establishing Pennsylvania's new opioid guidelines.

Hermiston, Ore.-based Good Shepherd Medical Group recently merged with Hermiston-based Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute, according to the East Oregonian.

Wallethub analysts investigated how the American Health Care Act would impact cities in 2017. The study compared the premium subsidies average households in 457 U.S. cities would receive under the ACA versus the AHCA.