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A majority of physicians agree that hospital employment of physicians is not a positive trend and will not enhance quality of care and decrease costs, according to "A Survey of America's Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives," released by The Physicians…

The following outlooks are from Darrell Anderson, senior specialist for business development of The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Program, from a recent blog post on The Joint Commission ambulatory healthcare blog "Musings…Ambulatory Patient Safety."

In a Small Business Trends article, Chris Miles, founder and CEO of Miles Technologies, an IT, custom software, web design and online marketing firm, discusses ways in which small business can engage their current employees as recruiting tools.

The Journal of the American Medical Association released a report about what matters most for patients when selecting a physician, with health insurance and convenient office locations topping the list, according to a Medscape report.

Record-setting snow storms and freezing rain are wreaking havoc throughout the country, forcing schools and businesses to close.

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.

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.