Practice Management

A new article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines a trend toward high-volume hospitals for hip and knee surgery.

Healthcare is pushing transparency, resulting in more physician ratings and ultimately driving patients to certain providers, according to MedCity News.

Most physician practices employ between one and five advanced practitioners (PAs or NPs), according to the 2016 Staff Salary Survey by Physician's Practice.

Boston-based Harvard Medical School researchers analyzed the connection between physician payments and higher rates of brand-name drug prescribing, according to ProPublica.

The hospital-physician relationship is becoming more important as the healthcare system shifts focus to value-based care, according to a Health Affairs article.

Here are 10 statistics on physician office visits from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2012.

A new study analyzed whether health insurance concentration impacted prices, according to WXXI News.

The Health Care Cost Institute measured healthcare prices across the country and found Wisconsin has among the highest prices in the country, according to a report from the Journal Sentinel.

The FDA's Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee and its Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee unanimously voted to update the ER/LA opioid analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies. The updated ER/LA REMS would require physicians to undergo…

Medicare's new payment model will greatly influence solo physicians and small groups who may endure steep penalties, according to Medscape.