ASC News

DePuy Synthes entered into a strategic alliance with Value Stream Partners to design, develop and implement a bundled payment program for hip and knee replacements.

Deloitte developed professional services and analytics from CoverageHEALTH, powered by Network Insight, to build clinically integrated networks for physicians.

Napa (Calif.) Pain Institute welcomed Christopher Creighton, MD, to its practice, according to Napa Valley Register.

The majority of U.S. physicians are voting for Hillary Clinton and Sen. Marco Rubio, according to an Atlanta-based Jackson Healthcare survey.

The West Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill Monday that would allow West Virginians to meet with a physician via Skype or other audiovisual communication methods, according to The Herald-Dispatch.

The American Medical Association has pledged to work with the HHS to improve the flow of electronic health information to patients and physicians to increase data sharing that will improve population health and help achieve smarter spending.

Here are six updates on ASC companies.

Farmington, Conn.-based University of Connecticut Health's expanded agreement with Bettendorf, Iowa-based Vizient has resulted in considerable savings. Vizient offers data-driven solutions intended to enhance patient outcomes and lower costs.

Patients forget between 40 percent and 80 percent of what a provider tells them during an appointment, leading to a broken, inefficient healthcare system, according to MedPage Today.

The worldwide global telehealth market is expected to experience growth from 2016 to 2020, according to WhaTech.