Thomas Byrd, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, will perform hip surgery on Texas Randers starting pitcher Colby Lewis, according to a Fox Sports report.
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At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Rick Pitino will give a presentation titled "Success is a Choice."
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgeons released a statement supporting the CPT Editorial Panel's statements about covering minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion procedures.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons and Orthopaedic Learning Center announced they will break ground on a new building for shared headquarters.
Thirty-three percent of physicians report that at their primary work setting, physicians can communicate with patients via texts or email, according to Deloitte's 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.
Farzad Mostashari, MD, resigned as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Tuesday.
Allina Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota have joined forces to offer patients a new kind of insurance plan that includes some free office visits, full coverage of many prescription drugs and eliminates co-pays, according to a StarTribune…
Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD, is a founding partner of Atlanta Brain and Spine Care. He is also the medical director of the Piedmont Spine Center and neuroscience service line at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. He previously served as director…
Seventy-one percent of physicians believe that financial incentives would work best with consumers to motivate them to engage in healthy behaviors, according to Deloitte's 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.
In a VentureBeat Health News report, Tomer Shoval, co-founder and CEO of medical bill tracking service, Simplee, discusses three reasons why mobile billing and payments in the healthcare industry will grow in 2013.