The U.S. healthcare system is constantly battling data breaches, with cybercriminals gaining access to sensitive patient information they sell on the black web, according to McClatchyDC.
Practice Management
Are medical device representatives allowed in physician practices?
In 2015, about one-third of physicians electronically sent, received, integrated or searched for patient health information, according to the National Electronic Health Records Survey conducted by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
East Vestal, N.Y.-based UHS recently opened its new orthopedic center, Press Connects reports.
Physician Owned Distributorships (PODs) are complex business relationships in which physician owners sell and profit from the use of medical devices.
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The drive for optimal patient outcomes and lowering cost is changing the way providers deliver healthcare, and poses a unique set of challenges for orthopedic surgeons moving forward.
A new investigation from CMS shows nearly half of the physicians listed in the Medicare Advantage directory include inaccurate information, according to an American Journal of Managed Care report.
The surgeons of this Texas orthopedic practice aren't phased by the Affordable Care Act; instead of panicking with the new regulations, they used business analytics to grow their practice and prepare for the future.
Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has launched a walk-in clinic in its Northern Kentucky location as an alternative to the emergency room, the Cincinnati Business Courrier reports.
In recent weeks, WikiLeaks got access to an email showing parts of a speech that Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton made to medical companies and trade groups in 2014, which showed the candidate taking a more "conciliatory" tone, according to…