Practice Management

Cloud-based portal and digital engagement solutions company Healthx is partnering with population health management company QualMetrics to offer healthcare analytics software.

Philip Hurley, MD, will shift from part-time to full-time at the Kentucky-based health system Ohio County Healthcare, according to SurfKY News. His full-time responsibilities begin in December.

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University researchers found 67 percent of surgical specialists reported having a Republican party registration, according to The New York Times.

The American Medical Association recently unveiled online tools to help physicians transition to the new payment model introduced by the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, according to Medscape. According to a Merritt Hawkins survey, about 56 percent…

Hays (Kan.) Orthopedic is hosting an educational program on shoulder pain Oct. 24, the Hays Daily News reports.

The average salary of physician assistant totals $87,342 annually, according to PayScale data.

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Editorial Board Trustees partnered with Wolters Kluwer to create the open access journal JBJS Open Access.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Niswonger Children’s Hospital and Chattanooga-based Shriners Hospitals for Children are partnering to open a pediatric orthopedic care clinic, the Johnson City Press reports.

Wisconsin-based ProHealth Care signed a co-management agreement with Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin, which has locations throughout Wisconsin in Pewaukee, Mukwonago and Oconomowoc, according to Milwaukee Business Journal.

While many Florida residents evacuated in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, physicians and hospitals are taking necessary precautions to prepare for the hurricane's fallout, according to Medscape.