A survey from athenahealth details how independent physicians feel accountable care organizations will impact the quality of care, profitability and amount of effort it requires to get paid.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid reported in Health Affairs that national health spending is expected to grow 5.8 percent annually through 2022.
In a Physicians Practice report, Karen Zupko, president of KarenZupko & Associates and Cheryl Toth, a KZA consultant and writer, discuss seven practices for tightening cash controls, which will help reduce financial risk and medical practice embezzlement.
United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W. Va., is planning a $15 million facility that will include neurosurgery, orthopedic and outpatient rehabilitation therapy services, according to a report by The Exponent Telegram.
While economic status has a hand in dictating access to healthcare, state of residence is much more important than income level in determining quality of available care, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
Hospitals with high volumes of surgical patients and a low surgical mortality rate have the lowest rate of surgical readmission, according to a new article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Chronic care management holds no benefits over standard primary care for people with substance dependence, which is often classified as a chronic disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A study published in the most recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine found rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus declined by 54.2 percent in nine U.S. metropolitan areas between 2005 and 2011.
This article is written by David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Carole C. Foos, CPA, OJM Group. Most spine surgeons strive to achieve two goals in their practice – to "do good," by being a quality practitioner and helping…
Spine surgeons and non-surgical spine and back pain specialists traditionally worked in silos, their care reflected through the lens of whichever physician they saw first. In some communities, surgeons and non-surgical specialists have competitive relationships and studies with varying responses…