Practice Management

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.

An article in The Hill argues physicians must change their leadership mindset to influence healthcare organization leaders and legislators, and earn influence among their non-medical peers.

A patient's geographic location may determine how often they visit a physician, as found in a CDC report, according to Yakima Herald.

Make sure to account for mHealth when constructing or renovation a healthcare facility, according to mHealth Intelligence.

A new CDC study found nearly 33 percent of antibiotics providers prescribe are unnecessary.

Medical practice management software is crucial in establishing successful medical practices, based on a Transparency Market Research report, according to Industry Today.

Orthopedic surgeon participation in accountable care organizations is up slightly from 2015, while participation in other payment models is down, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2016.

Vinay Rawlani, MD, a plastic surgeon at Evanston (Ill.) Hospital stole a $65,000 ultrasound machine, according to The Daily Northwestern.