Google Ventures now backs Bethesda, Md.-based Aledade, a company that provides services to physicians looking to build an ACO, according to the Washington Business Journal.
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Vice President Joe Biden took the stage at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco earlier this week and discussed a variety of topics, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.
Connecticut-based Hartford HealthCare has opened its Bone & Joint Institute, according to Hartford Business.
A new Black Book poll found the 70 percent of Americans don't trust health information technology, according to DOTmed. This number is a stark contrast to the 10 percent who were distrustful in 2014.
A study in JAMA Internal Medicine investigated changes in internal hospital, quality and 30-day post-acute care spending following Medicare's mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundled payment model.
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Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, N.Y., partnered with Pamplona Capital Management to create a physician practice management organization.
The Colorado Medical Society has found physician surveys serve as impactful platforms for advocacy surrounding healthcare concerns, according to the AMA Wire.
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found the majority of Americans want a viable alternative before legislators work to repeal the ACA, according to Kaiser Family Foundation.
A study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examined the complication rate of patients with high body mass indexes after undergoing a total knee arthroscopy.
Cleveland Clinic physician Daniel Neides, MD, penned an op-ed titled "Make 2017 the year to avoid toxins (good luck) and master your domain: Words on Wellness" in which he criticized vaccinations, specifically those given to newborns, according to a News…