A majority of physicians see some potential retail clinic benefits for their practice, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
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Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System announced that it has added the Pennsylvania Neurosurgery and Neurology Institute to its medical group.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Care Network in Michigan to launch a spine surgery outcome improvement initiative in eight Michigan hospitals offering spine surgery for pain relief and mobility restoration.
Alphatec Spine's parent company, Alphatec Holdings, will begin restructuring the business operations of its French affiliate, Scient'x.
Trinity Orthopedics, the San Diego-based developer of spine technology, has acquired Expanding Concepts' patent portfolio.
I-Flow, a Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company, announced it has launched a program to educate patients about alternatives to narcotics for post-operative surgical pain relief.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., has added Nickolas Garbis, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, to its medical staff, according to a report by The Doings Western Springs.
The percentage of physicians who were practice owners decreased only 8 percentage points from 2007/2008 to 2012, according to an American Medical Association survey.