Practice Management

The Pitt County Chamber of Commerce named Billy Smith, MD, winner of the 2015 Small Business Leader award, according to a Reflector report.

ProCare Systems released the "2015 Independent Physician Outlook Survey" which includes statistics on independent physicians and a look toward the future.

Microsoft sold its 50 percent stake in Bellevue-based startup, Caradigm, to General Electric, according to GeekWire.

Of the 10 most profitable U.S. hospitals, seven are nonprofits, based on a Health Affairs study, according to wdtn.com. However, many nonprofits may risk this profit margin if states require them to pay taxes.

The American Medical Association has introduced eight new modules as part of its STEPS Forward collection of physician-developed interactive educational modules.

Urgent care centers are making an impact on orthopedics. Many practices — large and small — are opening or considering urgent care services to meet the evolving needs of their patients.

Salina (Kan.) Regional Health Center terminated privileges for the surgeons of Orthopaedic Sports Clinic of Salina after refusing to pay on-call fees the group demanded, according to a KSAL report.

A Medscape Medical News poll found nearly 75 percent of physicians reported leaning toward adopting CDC's recently issued guidelines.

Only 22 percent of consumers who use digital health tools access EHRs to help make medical decisions, according to a HealthMine survey.

Nurse practitioner Angela Johnson, MSN, recently joined Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center.