Practice Management

Opioid use and misuse is reaching epidemic proportions, with hospitals spending billions of dollars on admissions relating to use and the drug claiming the lives of thousands, according to Kaiser Health News.

The annual Black Book ambulatory EHR user satisfaction poll found most physician groups are ready for integrated practice management, revenue cycle management and electronic health record usability.

Madison, Wis.-based Wellbe is advancing its patient-reported outcomes collection capabilities for orthopedic and spine programs.

DJO Global introduced its MotionMD software solution at the 2016 Annual Conference of the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives.

Nearly 43 percent of physicians reported their organization found it challenging to "understand and meet goals of value and quality," according to DRG's "Taking the Pulse U.S. 2016." The survey polled 2,994 physicians.

Texas Orthopedics opened Austin's first emergency care center exclusively offering orthopedic injury services, according to Community Impact Newspaper.

Europe-based DocPlanner raised $20 million in a Series C round and is merging with Spain-based Doctoralia, according to Tech Crunch.

A Black Book Market Research report found eight in 10 independent physician specialty practices have confidence in specialty-driven electronic health records and multispecialty EHRs with specialty modules, according to HIT Consultant.

Data has been gaining traction as one of the most integral aspects of the modern world. Businesses use it to make tough financial decisions, websites analyze it to present relevant content and political parties utilize it to target specific demographics.…

More physicians are reporting high burnout rates, which may have serious consequences. Each year, 300 physicians to 400 physicians die by suicide in the United States, according to Diagnostic Imaging.