With millennials — born between 1982 and 2004 — exceeding baby boomers in the workforce, the healthcare industry must evolve to satisfy millennial employees who will eventually turn into bosses, according to Hospitals & Health Networks.
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Surgeons can spend a great deal of time on their feet, with some procedures taking multiple hours, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Deloitte published results from the 2016 Survey of US Physicians, which includes feedback on value-based payment models.
A Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine surgeon performed the first sacroiliac joint fusion at an outpatient surgery center utilizing Medtronic's RIALTO system in the United States.
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Value-based care will continue to bring costs to the forefront of healthcare, especially as it pertains to finding ways to truncate costs without comprising patient care and satisfaction. With this shift, more medical schools are teaching students to consider healthcare…
Recent and upcoming medical student graduates and residents may have a different approach to medicine and work-life balance being millennials, compared to older physicians.
FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, emphasized the importance of information sharing in the healthcare industry at the American Heart Association's Scientific Session on Nov. 13, 2016, according to EMS World.
The percentage of drug companies setting annual compensation caps on physicians has increased since 2009, according to the Developing and Maintaining Annual Compensation Caps for HCPs report published by Cutting Edge Information.
San Francisco-based Presidio Surgery Center earned the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.