Practice Management

Social media is exceedingly important in bringing in new patients.

Healthcare's trend toward value-based care is changing the way physicians are reimbursed, which may have a negative impact on independent physicians, according to KevinMD.com.

States with Medicaid expansion experience less uncompensated care than before the expansion, but that’s not true for hospitals in states without Medicaid expansion, according to Health Affairs.

Various inspirations guided medical students toward the path to becoming physicians, according to Medscape's "Med Student Life & Educational Report: Are Young Doctors Prepared?"

The CORE Institute — an orthopedic group with offices in Arizona, Louisiana and Michigan — will launch its first Bone Health Program in Arizona.

Despite the trend toward consolidation in healthcare, there are still many physicians who remain independent, according to the 2015 Independent Physician Outlook Survey: Physician Migratory Patterns from ProCare Systems. 

Here are five observations on the importance of the in-office collection ratio for orthopedic practices from the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives.

HHS' Health Resources & Services Administration is granting more than $16 million to boost telehealth and other healthcare services in rural communities, according to Healthcare IT News.

Deloitte research showed that hospitals with high levels of patient satisfaction oftentimes had higher hospital profitability. Here's what you need to know. 

In March the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. The guidelines outline appropriate opioid prescribing to avoid overuse and addiction among chronic pain patients.