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.
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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.
President of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Waldorf, Md., Nicholas Grosso, MD, shared his thoughts on maintaining independence as a private practice, according to HealthLeaders Media.