Patients' top complaint with their physicians was being given an unclear or incomplete explanation of a diagnosis, according to a Consumer Reports survey of 1,000 patients.
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The continuing influence of consumerism in healthcare coupled with the escalating focus on outcomes has produced at least one constant in the ever-evolving healthcare market: increased competition. In fact, in just about any community served by more than one healthcare…
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Matt Lau, corporate controller of Regent Surgical Health based in Westchester, Ill., discussed his best practices for orthopedic and spine surgery centers to determine the profitability…
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-large of FORTUNE Magazine and author of “Talent Is Overrated,” gave a keynote presentation on principles from his book to apply to a…
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 13, Mike Krzyzewski, coach of men's basketball at Duke University, told anecdotes about the winning teams he's coached and spoke about the importance of standards in a…
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The 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference from June 13 to 15 in Chicago now has a mobile app download. This exclusive orthopedic, spine and pain management-focused ASC conference brings together surgeons, physician leaders, administrators and ASC…
A new Georgia law offers additional protection for physicians against medical liabilities, according to an American Medical Association report.
While on-call pay for surgical specialists dropped last year, surgeons are still compensated more highly than primary care physicians for their time on-call, according to a Medscape report.
Healthcare delivery in the United States is on the cusp of major change, and many experts believe how healthcare is provided and paid for will be significantly different in the next decade. Hopefully, the changes will result in higher quality…
Emotional intelligence, or the ability to understand and control emotions, has been linked with to a number of qualities desired of healthcare providers: High EI has been positively correlated with job performance and satisfaction, stress management, social interaction and ability…