Waste in healthcare is a big issue for providers today, costing billions of dollars per year. In 2011, the United States healthcare expenditure totaled $2.7 trillion, according to an infographic from Eye for Pharma.
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Carilion Clinic opened a new $32 million location for its Institute for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences in January. The new 116,000 square-foot building includes 125 patient exam rooms, nine procedure rooms and the capacity for eight diagnostic imaging rooms. But the…
Studies show that multiple blood pressures measured by patients in their homes over time can better predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rather than single, routine blood pressure measures that occur during an office visit, according to AMA Wire.
A new survey published in Health Affairs examines the increasing cost physicians take on for quality reporting, according to a Medscape article. Physicians Foundation was the main funder in the research.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell reported nearly 12.7 million Americans signed up for health insurance coverage via the government insurance exchanges, according to NBC News.
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Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Compulink Business Systems, specializing in EHR and practice management, presented on the updates to its Orthopaedic Advantage platform at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Here are eight notes on physician and clinician placement in 2015, according to The Medicus Firm.
A study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting found remote care could save time and prove cost-effective for rural populations.
The Florida House passed free-market healthcare reform proposals on March 2, according to the Miami Herald.
At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2016 Annual Meeting, surgeons presented a study estimating the average number of at-home recovery days for 10 common orthopedic surgeries.