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A survey called "Securing Outsourced Consumer Data" outlines the 10 most common mistakes organizations make when outsourcing data to third-party vendors.

When structured well, bundled payment models can be effective and profitable for hospitals that can reduce the cost of each episode of care, according to a study conducted by Singletrak Analytics and DataGen.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Robert Brownd will give a presentation titled "The Evolution of EMR – What Works for ASCs Today and How You Can Realize an ROI."

Hospital prices rose 0.2 percent from February to March, according to the most recent Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Interventional Pain and Physical Medicine Clinic in Sartell, Minn., has received an Excellence in Pain Practice Award from The World Institute of Pain, according to a St. Cloud Times report.

CMS and ONC will host a "listening session" on billing and coding with electronic health records on May 3, according to an AHA News Now report.

On Saturday, Neal ElAttrache, MD, and John Itamura, MD, performed surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke to repair his broken collarbone, according to a MLB Daily Dish report.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Robin Fowler, MD and Stephen Rosenbaum will give a presentation titled "Regional Market Strategies for Pain Management."

Today, James Andrews, MD, founding partner and medical director of Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., is scheduled to perform knee surgery on the Oakland Athletics second baseman Scott Sizemore according to a Yahoo Sports report.

According to the "Deloitte 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians: Physician perspectives about health care reform and the future of the medical profession" report, 74 percent of surgeons feel that financial incentives for patients — such as direct payments, reduced insurance…