Healthcare prices rose only 1.8 percent in February 2012, the lowest rate of healthcare inflation since April 1998, according to a report from the Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending (pdf).
Practice Management
To say that the medical community has noticed a change in the government's enforcement stance regarding HIPAA violations would be quite an understatement. Examples of cringe-worthy behavior by providers are becoming legion. In addition to the now near-famous case involving…
Kansas Orthopaedic Center in Wichita will be expanding to a new location, according to a report from The Wichita Eagle.
James T. Mazzara, MD, has joined St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., according to a Hartford Business News report.
Bruce Hamilton-Dick, MD, joined the team at St. Mary's Center for Orthopaedics in Lewiston, Maine.
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The Woodlands, Texas-based Victory Healthcare, which specializes in orthopedics, spine, pain management and weight loss surgery, has begun construction of its new $49 million hospital in San Antonio, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
Two new studies examining the effects of smoking on patients undergoing total joint replacement showed that smokers have a higher revision rate than non-smokers.
A new tool, released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, tracks all funds received by states, local governments, employers and others to implement parts of President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
CMS has named the first 27 accountable care organizations to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective this month.
ThedaCare has named Mary Downs its new system vice president for the spine and orthopedic business lines.