Practice Management

Intense criticism has clouded above Mylan for increasing EpiPen's price by more than 450 percent since 2004. In response, the pharmaceutical company announced it will offer a $300 generic alterative.

Geisinger Health System is planning to add 1,500 members to its staff, including physicians and advanced practitioners, according to a Daily Item report.

Henry Schein Medical Systems and Forerun have partnered to sell, implement and support MicroMD, a new software charting solution for ambulatory clinics and urgent care facilities. The companies hope that this clinical documentation technology will accelerate patient charting for physicians.

In a heavily employed healthcare environment, independent physicians may fare better joining together to meet the demands of value-based care and contracting.

The savings from the Medicare Shared Savings Program remain modest but are growing, according to results in JAMA and reported in Medical Xpress.

Robert Hunter, MD, is supporting the troops in a way only he and other orthopedic surgeons can; by teaching them the latest and greatest orthopedic practices, The Chaffee County Times reports. 

CMS will give providers a little more than one year to adhere to federal disaster preparedness requirements, but many facilities may struggle to meet the deadline, according to The New York Times.

Montana's Governor Steve Bullock announced a CMS initiative that will transform how primary care physicians in the state are paid, according to Montana Public Radio.

New York City-based Oscar Insurance appointed Shaden Marzouk, MD, MBA, its new CMO, according to Bloomberg.

The FDA recently held a two-day public hearing, titled "Draft Guidances Relating to the Regulation of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products." At this hearing, the federal agency heard comments and feedback regarding its new draft guidelines on…