A Protenus Breach Barometer report found hackers accessed nearly 8.8 million patient records during August, according to Health IT News.
Practice Management
Vertically-integrated healthcare company will house corporate headquarters and multi-specialty health center at new location
The concept of private practice is dying, according to a new article in Forbes, and the federal government is partially to blame.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons submitted a four-page letter to the House Budget Committee hearing on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, which took place Sept. 7. In the letter, AAOS raised concerns about how the new Medicare…
Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic is charging ahead, implementing strategies to combat physician burnout, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Physician practice consolidation continues to soar, but will this improve outcomes? 6 things to know
A Health Affairs study found consolidation of physician practices continues to increase, according to Medscape.
Steven Mash, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Illinois-based DuPage Medical Group, discusses how orthopedic surgery has changed in the past decade, and what he thinks is in store for the next.
Young orthopedists earn nearly $329,000 annually, placing the specialty at the top of the list, according to "Medscape Young Physicians Compensation Report 2016."
Mercyhealth opened its Orthopedic Center of Excellence in Rockford, Mich., according to Rockford Register Star.
Arriving to appointments with a plethora of online research, Americans are embracing the self-diagnosis trend, according to Quartz. Google noted about 1 percent of the site's searches include medical symptoms.
