Electronic medical record implementation has given healthcare providers tools to track and share patient data. But successful orthopedic surgeons are going beyond the EMR to provide better patient experience and leverage data gathering opportunities.
Practice Management
On a global scale, healthcare is in a period of integration. Major medical centers and physician practices are merging and acquiring one another to form larger networks and leverage partnerships going forward.
Rockville, Md.-based DrFirst, a provider of SaaS software for healthcare, released its Rcopia 4.
The number of independent or solo practices is decreasing as physicians turn toward hospital employment. However, some specialists still prefer to strike out on their own.
The Rothman Institute was among the lead investors in a $4 million funding round for Locus Health, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s 2015 report on cost trends makes recommendations for healthcare policies going forward for integrated care.
The global electronic health records system market hit about $21 billion in 2014.
PerfectServe will present on healthcare issues and trends at five U.S. healthcare events.
The medical practice management software market is expected to grow in North America because of government policies, based on a Transparency Market Research report, according to medGadget.
The global telemedicine market totaled $14 billion in 2014, based on a Zion Research report, according to IT Business Net.