Practice Management

The University of Chicago Medicine and Harvey, Ill.-based Ingalls Health System have finalized their merger.

Greenbrae, Calif.-based Marin Healthcare District and Prima Medical Foundation reported they lost some patient data following a ransomware attack, according to Security InfoWatch.

Physicians Practice found physicians are overall dissatisfied with the state of healthcare.

Nearly 30 years ago, Kaiser Permanente, headquartered in Rockville, M.D.,  teamed up with University of California, Los Angeles to launch a bundled payment initiative for kidney transplantation services. Today, commercial payers have also worked with UCLA on its bundled payment…

Orthopedic and Laser Spine Surgery, with several locations in Florida, joined Back Pain Centers of America.

There are roadblocks to implementing recommendations from the Choosing Wisely campaign, which aims to reduce unnecessary tests, treatments and care, according to a report published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

The Medical Group Management Association recently released a statement advocating for congressional oversight of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which was published on DOTmed. The statement was written by Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, the CEO and president of MGMA.

Hartford HealthCare is closing the orthopedic practice of four surgeons, including Frank Maletz, MD, according to a report from The Day.

Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics Sports Medicine & Pain Management CEO Paige LeMay and President Arthur L. Valadie, MD, went to Washington D.C., to lobby for an extension to the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program, according to a Herald Tribune…

OrthoArizona welcomed three orthopedic surgeons who will see patients at the practice's new clinic in Phoenix.