Practice Management

The launch of House Call Doctor, a home physician service, is predicted to take some of the pressure off hospital emergency departments, according to the Sunshine Coast Daily.

At hospitals and healthcare facilities around the country, orthopedic surgeons are running concurrent operating rooms to train residents and maximize efficiency; however, the strategy is controversial.

Here are five things to know about informed consent according to a Forbes article.

Yesterday a male shooter shot Elbert Goodier III, MD, in the head near his office at East Jefferson General Hospital in Matairie, La., according to a NOLA report.

Primary care physicians garner the most trust from consumers on climate change issues related to health, based on a Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Community study, according to GreenBiz.

With women living an average of 4.8 years longer than men, researchers decided to conduct a study analyzing the reasons for the discrepancy. Researchers found men who had more traditional beliefs around masculinity were more likely to put off seeking…

A physician pled guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge. He practices in San Gabriel Valley, a Southern California valley to the east of Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles Times.

Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists is planning a new 40,800-square-foot office building in Clay, N.Y., according to a Syracuse.com report.

Here are four cities and four states with the shortest physician wait times, according to Vitals' seventh annual Physician Wait Time report.

Technology has changed the playing field for surgeons. Word-of-mouth referrals are now supplemented by online searches, and are losing traction as the primary patient acquisition channel with the influx of technological innovations. In the new digital landscape, orthopedic surgeons are…