Here are six notes on the threat of malpractice lawsuits and how they affect a physician's approach to patient care.
Practice Management
Clariture Health, a digital marketing solutions company, raised a $3.5 million Series A, according to Venture Beat.
A new study found patients' relationships with their physicians have declined over the last 15 years and they choose a facility over a physician as their source of healthcare, according to Forbes.
Irvine, Calif.-based Masimo, a developer of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, named retired Senator Tom Harkin to its board of directors.
Spine surgeon Seth A. Grossman, MD has joined The Center for Spinal Disorders, bringing unique personal and professional experience to his practice.
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Durham, N.C.-based Triangle Orthopaedic Associates created a commercial bundle of orthopedic services, according to Health Leaders Media.
Rush University Medical Center, founded in 1837, has done a remarkable job of staying true to its core mission of educating physicians and nurses, while at the same time developing a magnificent nationally renowned orthopedics and spine program.
A nurse at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., exposed more than 1,000 people to tuberculosis, according to a New York Times report.
Carrollton (Ga.) Orthopaedic Clinic has implemented Quantum Medical Imaging's Quantum Q-Rad-Digital Radiographic System, according to a DOTmed report.
NetScientific, London-based biomedical and healthcare technology group, named Gene Walther CEO of its Vortex BioSciences portfolio company. Mr. Walther will also lead NetScientific's diagnostics franchise.