Practice Management

Representatives from major health and medical organizations gathered to devise ways to treat obesity at a second annual summit in Chicago.

The United States will grant nearly $700 million to health departments, hospital groups, physician associations and others to improve patient care, according to The Wall Street Journal.

HealthEquity, based in Salt Lake City, designed an online tool that allows consumers to save money on healthcare.

Aurora Healthcare is testing an online reservation system in some of its urgent care clinics in Wisconsin, according to Fox6Now.com.

Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center in Golden, Colo., implemented the Skywriter MD, an electronic health record assistance program.

Amir Dan Rubin will leave his position as CEO of Stanford Health Care at the end of 2015, according to The Stanford Daily.

Medical students at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are taking a class, Reflection Rounds, to enrich their spiritual lives in an effort to avoid cynicism and burnout in their professional careers, according to philly.com.

Laser Spine Institute's Philadelphia facility received the gold-level Planetree Designation for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care.

Benefis Health System in Montana created a joint replacement guarantee program, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.

The global healthcare industry struggles with reducing costs while maintaining a high quality of care. Wrangling in big data can help with this challenge, according to a Mind Commence report.