Florida created a prescription drug database designed to monitor prescription drug use and prevent abuse one year ago, but a new report shows that physicians are not using it, according to a report from the Tampa Bay Times.
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Bundled payments may lead to reductions in healthcare spending without affecting quality, according to a recent report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Electronic medical records are becoming more common and, in many cases, are perceived by physicians to be improving the quality of care, according to a recent survey commissioned by The Physicians Foundation and conducted by Merritt Hawkins.
Study results presented at the 28th Annual Orthopaedic Trauma Association meeting suggest generic implants can lead to cost savings while maintaining patient outcomes.
Edward Khalfayan, MD, orthopedic surgeon at OPA Ortho in Seattle and medical director/team physician for the Seattle Mariners, performed surgery on second baseman Dustin Ackley and shortstop Brendan Ryan, according to an MLB report.
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center will offer MAKOplasty technology for orthopedic patients, according to a Bradenton Herald report.
Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act creates additional requirements to and limitations on the whole hospital exception to the Stark Law prohibition on physician referrals to physician-owned hospitals. The PPACA includes an expansion prohibition that prohibits…
Amir Vokshoor, MD, a spine surgeon with DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., discusses the importance of every spine surgeon's contribution to research and how to balance being a spine surgeon and scientist.
Thomas Baumgarten, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine and arthroscopy specialist with Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates in Greenville, S.C.
Atlanta-based Interventional Management Services has announced its partner practice, The Interventional Spine & Pain Management Center, has been nominated for the "Top Workplaces in Atlanta" award by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.