Practice Management

In a Physicians Practice article, David Doyle, CEO of CRT Medical Systems — a medical billing company — discusses simple strategies that physician practices can use to cut costs over the course of a year.

At the end of 2013, there were 95,583 certified physician assistants in the United States, according to 2013 Statistical Profile of Certified Physician Assistants, an annual report of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Physician Quality Reporting Systems has been a voluntary federal program since 2007 offering financial incentives for physicians that measure and report quality data to CMS. However, reporting will be mandatory in 2015 for providers to treat CMS patients, and those…

Here are the top 10 mistakes managers most commonly make when firing an employee, according to an All Business report:

Family medicine residents earned the lowest salary as compared to other specialties, according to Medscape's Residents Salary & Debt Report 2014.

Here are five effective productivity tips, according to an Inc. report:

An article published in AAOS Now examines orthopedic bundled payment programs and key benchmarks for success.

Here are 10 strategies for dealing with conflict among employees in the workplace, according to a U.S. News & World Report Money article:

  Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute is partnering with the Tampa Bay Lighting to feed children in need.

 Surgical Care Affiliates and Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine have formed a joint venture. The goals of the joint venture are to "elevate the quality of outpatient surgery, increase accountability and reduce costs to consumers," according to a…