Only a few years ago, a hospital's physician-integration strategy was seen as the major determinant of a hospital's referrals and patient volume. Hospitals acquired physician practices like hungry hippos — quickly and aggressively — looking to boost patient volumes and…
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No part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can stand without the individual mandate, conservative Supreme Court justices said today, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Social media tools, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, are becoming increasingly important for managing businesses, including orthopedic practices. According to a new Medscape report, Facebook is the most popular social media website for orthopedists. Here are 10 statistics on…
Walter B. McClelland, Jr., MD, has joined Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta.
Indianapolis-based orthopedic group OrthoIndy has opened a new clinic in Lafayette county.
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Hand & Wrist Institute at DISC in Marina del Rey, Calif., recently launched a new interactive patient education tool to identify pain.
Today, the last day of hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law's severability and Medicaid expansion, according to a Washington Post report.
How do you increase profits at a spine center? It might seem basic — bring in a higher volume of patients. However, reaching patients is not always easy. Additionally, there are other ways to increase a spine center's profitability such…
The constitutionality of healthcare reform's individual mandate may depend on the vote of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, according to a SCOTUS blog report.
Today, representatives of the federal government, 26 states, a national organization and four individuals are finally arguing their case on the individual mandate before the Supreme Court, according to a SCOTUS blog report.