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Here are five of the biggest stories from 2013 related to hospitals, health systems and sustainability initiatives.

A new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine examines whether the recent slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs is due to the economic recession or cost control efforts enacted systemwide.

Here are eight statistics on knee replacement rates per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries from 2000 to 2007, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Here are three of the top American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ initiatives for 2013.

Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) and 19 other House Republicans have introduced a bill that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it doesn't meet enrollment goals, according to a report from The Hill.

Maintaining positive relationships with employed and independent physicians continues to be easier said than done for hospitals and health systems.

Nearly half of the American public views the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unfavorably, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll.

CMS has named 123 new accountable care organizations in its Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Somersworth, N.H., has earned three-year accreditation for MRI from the American College of Radiology, according to a SeacoastOnline.com report.

More than half of orthopedic surgeons, 61 percent, do not feel fairly compensated, according to Medscape’s Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013. Here are three statistics on how orthopedic surgeons view their career choice.