Practice Management

Researchers from University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia found patients, providers and on-site equipment coordinators are satisfied with video-based healthcare, according to News-Medical.

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota is opening two new operating rooms that will include spine surgeries, according to a WWSB MySuncoast report.

An IDC Heath Insights report found one in three consumers will experience breaches of their healthcare records in 2016, according to Computer World.

In an article published by The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, physicians found poor kidney function prior to heart surgery can be linked to longer hospital stays and higher surgical costs, according to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

OrthoCarolina Scotland relocated its facility to the Marlboro Medical Campus, according to The Chronicle.

Orthopedics is one of the top three specialties with the highest percentage of physicians who have been sued, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Most Doctors Get Sued.

Kaiser Health News reported some physicians are voicing concerns about the profession's lack of medical scribe standards, according to iHealthBeat.

Daniel Ivankovich, MD, is one of a kind.

A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma examines professional demands and job satisfaction in orthopedic trauma. The researchers surveyed members of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and received 263 responses, a 25.5 percent response rate. 

The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia appointed Ashlee Halbritter the director of campus health, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian.