Healthcare spending growth has hit a record low point following the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's, according to a recent White House report.
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A majority of patients (55 percent) have started paying more attention to their medical bills during the past year, according to a survey conducted by the risk management company TransUnion.
Laurence E. Mermelstein, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Long Island Spine Specialists in Commack, N.Y. He has hospital privileges Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, N.Y., and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center…
Reduced premiums or deductibles are the top incentives offered to healthcare facilities for completing health risk appraisals or assessments, according to Healthcare Intelligence Network's Health Risk Assessment e-survey conducted in October 2013.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association has laid out best practices for financial interactions with patients.
In a Physicians Practice report, Jason J. Davidson, founding principal of PicketFenceConsulting, lays out tips for selecting topics and effectively delivering presentations as part of a medical practice's community outreach.
Weston-based Cleveland Clinic Florida is planning a $30 million expansion that will include a spine center, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.
Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers announced the addition of Rebecca Kuo, MD, to its medical staff.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., announced that JBJS Reviews, an online and tablet journal, is now live.
The estimated lifetime societal savings of the approximately 250,000 rotator cuff repairs performed in the U.S. each year was $3.44 billion, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.