There were approximately 209,000 primary care physicians practicing in the U.S. in 2010, according to research commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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In a Power Your Practice article, Steff Deschenes lays out six steps for improving financial management and maximizing revenue at a medical practice.
Hospitals and physician offices have been implementing electronic health record systems over the past few years at high rates, and now more ambulatory surgery centers are thinking about making the switch.
The following marketing insights are from Healthcare Pioneers, a healthcare innovation network, on their analysis of 11 years of marketing data for ASCs.
Both Oklahoma and Idaho are considering bills that would require ambulatory surgery centers to disclose prices for some types of procedures, according to a report from iHealthBeat.
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In an article on The Doctor's Journal, Brad Smith discusses ways in which physicians can keep up with social media without it becoming too time consuming.
For nearly a third of physician practices, electronic health record implementation cost more than $200,000, according to a national survey commissioned by Medical Economics and administered by MPI Group.
As of September 23, 2013, ASCs were required to comply with the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule.
Hoag Orthopedic Institute recently released its 2014 Outcomes Report, including data from its Main Street Specialty Surgery Center in Orange, Calif., and Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County in Newport Beach, Calif.
San Antonio Eye Center PA has announced William R. Thornton, MD, has joined the center as its newest surgeon.