Practice Management

Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Westport, Conn., opened a new orthopedic urgent care facility, according to a Wilton Daily Voice report.

Medscape's "Lifestyle Report 2017: Race and Ethnicity, Bias and Burnout," addresses how burnout affects physicians' behavior, patient care and happiness levels. Burnout is defined as "a loss of enthusiasm for work, feelings of cynicism and a low sense of personal…

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.

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.

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.