Although rural medical providers have implemented health IT initiatives in a similar fashion as urban medical providers, they have not achieved meaningful use as effectively, based on a HealthAffairs study, according to HealthcareIT News.
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Alan Valadie, MD, and his identical twin brother, Arthur Valadie, MD, are performing minimally invasive techniques for patients at Coastal Orthopedics, in Bradenton, Fla., according to Bradenton Herald.
Here are 11 statistics on physician burnout in the ophthalmology field from Medscape's Ophthalmologist Lifestyle Report 2015:
Doorstep physicians are bringing back house calls, according to NBC 7 San Diego.
Here are four updates on ASC companies from the past week.
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"Pre-habbing" is a new concept various specialists within Lee Memorial Health System are using to improve surgical outcomes and recovery.
Los Angeles-based miVIP Surgery Centers is the first in Southern California to offer outpatient treatment with Sonablate for prostate cancer.
Kelli Coelho and Peggy Dibblee have joined the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association as 2016 board members.
A new article in JAMA Surgery examines bundled payment models for episodes of care for surgeons.