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Practice Management

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that specific consequences for physician violations of online professionalism have not been outlined, but there is general consensus on a few events that should "never" happen.

Hospitals and health systems are consolidating at a feverish pace, and this market transformation is gradually giving those organizations an unprecedented form of pricing power, according to an article from consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal.

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National healthcare expenditures grew 3.9 percent in 2011, similar to growth rates in 2009 and 2010, meaning healthcare spending continues to grow at historically slow levels, according to the official analysis of national healthcare data from CMS' Office of the…

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