Practice Management

Investments in healthcare quality-focused startups soared in 2014 and 2015, reaching $4.3 billion, according to Fortune.

Texas Spine & Joint Hospital in Tyler signed an agreement to participate in a number of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas networks, according to a KLTV News West 9 report.

The telemedicine dedicated devices and software markets are expected to reach $2.5B by 2018, based on a MarketResearchRerports.biz report, according to MedGadget.

The Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance opened a new office in Nashville.

Boulder (Colo.) Orthopedics and Mapleton Hill Orthopedics, also in Boulder are merging on April 1, according to a BizWest report.

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana is a five-star, physician-owned, 23 inpatient bed hospital located within The NeuroMedical Center Campus in Baton Rouge, La.

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McKesson sold its small physician practice electronic health records and practice management product lines to e-MDs, which could change the landscape for both companies, according to a HealthData Management report.

Sydney, Australia-based Royal North Shore Hospital researchers tried prepping patients for surgery using iPads instead of in-person consultations with physicians, according to Medical Xpress.

Many physicians reported feeling "cautiously optimistic" about the new pay-for-performance payment models, as found in a Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health survey, according to HealthCare Business.