The Wall Street Journal reported on the biggest misconceptions Americans have about rising premiums, based on a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Practice Management
Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists and Liverpool, N.Y.-based Family Practice Associates are seeking tax exemptions totaling more than $2 million for a new medical building in Clay, N.Y., that they both plan to occupy, according to a Syracuse.com report.
Alexandria, Minn.-based Heartland Orthopedic Specialists added Sig Feierabend, MD, to its medical staff.
Iowa Orthopedics in Des Moines is partnering with Mercy Medical Center – Centerville for a weekly orthopedic clinic, according to a Daily Iowegian report.
Advanced Center for Orthopedics in Marquette, Mich., was named a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ center, according to an Upper Michigan Source report.
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Optimizing EHR use is the most pressing technology-related problem facing physician practices, according to the 2016 Technology Survey by Physicians Practice.
Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates finished a 15,000-square-foot renovation of its offices, according to a Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise report.
Earlier this month, CMS released its 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which proposed removing Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems' Pain Management dimension.
Kavita Manchikanti, MD, joined The Pain Management Center of Paducah (Ky) and Marion (Ill.).
Western Kentucky Orthopaedics and Neurosurgical Associates is merging with Graves-Gilbert Clinic, both based in Bowling Green, Ky., according to a Bowling Green Daily News report.