Most operating rooms have a soundtrack, according to an editorial published Thursday in the British Medical Journal. Between 63 and 72 percent of the time, operating rooms pump the tunes during surgery, with a playlist likely chosen by the lead…
Integration & Physician Issues
Nonprofit Meridian Health, based in Wall Township, N.J., is adding three physician practices to their new Meridian Health Village, in Jackson, N.J., according to Ashbury Park Press.
Washington State University's board approved a new public medical school in Spokane to help address the physician shortage in the eastern part of the state, according to the Heartland Institute.
Where a primary care physician completes his or her residency may be a good predictor of their Medicare expenditures in the early years of practice, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The FDA has not disclosed financial ties between medical device makers and physicians and other experts who review devices on their advisory panels. Nearly 10 percent of FDA advisers have received something of value from a medical device making company…
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Early elective deliveries can lead to poor health outcomes for newborns and their mothers in addition to generating additional costs for patients and providers. Reducing such deliveries has become a priority for Medicaid medical directors and their state partners, as…
Patients and providers lament the expensive, often substandard quality of healthcare delivered in the U.S. While the healthcare system at large remains troubled, some physician practices stand out from the rest as stellar examples of care providers, demonstrating a model…
A new study suggests PPACA payment reform is not yet a reality, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Three independent physician groups loosely affiliated under the Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health network will merge next month to become a unified nonprofit with one management team, according to The Boston Globe.
In the past year, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has spurred a 16 percent increase in Medicaid enrollment, yet federal investigators found more than half of physicians listed as Medicaid providers are not available to treat enrollees, according…