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Here are five of the biggest stories from 2013 related to hospitals, health systems and sustainability initiatives.

A new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine examines whether the recent slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs is due to the economic recession or cost control efforts enacted systemwide.

Here are six ways that price transparency can serve as an effective tool for increasing patient engagement, according to a Physicians Practice report.

Here are 10 statistics on primary care physician and specialist physician compensation from 2002 to 2013, according to Merritt Hawkins 2013 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey.

Here are 11 statistics on how patient satisfaction and value of care related to physician compensation, according to Physicians Practice 2013 Physician Compensation Survey.

Here are eight statistics on knee replacement rates per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries from 2000 to 2007, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Here are three of the top American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ initiatives for 2013.

Five spine surgeons discuss the opportunities for performing spine surgery in outpatient ambulatory surgery centers and where they see the field headed in the future.

The average medical biller at physician offices earns a salary of $30,000 to $60,000 per year, according to the Medscape Clinical & Office Staff Salary Report.

Researchers tested the Spine Functional Index as a whole-spine patient-reported outcome measure and reported findings in The Spine Journal.