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Minneapolis-based Zimmer Spine and Zimmer Inc., its Indiana-based affiliate, have announced they will lay off 93 Austin employees over the next few months, according to the Austin Business Journal.

As we head into 2013, we see distinct winners and losers in the new healthcare economy. This article briefly outlines some of our observations on various sectors for 2013.  

Hospitals are focusing on reducing readmissions to improve care for patients and avoid financial penalties from CMS.

High payment cuts from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program will affect large hospitals, teaching hospitals and safety-net hospitals more than their counterparts, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Physicians Endoscopy has announced the acquisition of a majority share in the Endoscopy Center of Bucks County in Newton, Pa.

The surgeons of 3B Orthopaedics have become employees of Aria Health, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

Ralph Venuto, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif., is celebrating 38 years in private practice.

Here are five tips for billing and coding for spine procedures at surgery centers from National Medical Billing Service's Senior Vice President, Coding Angela Talton.

Here are 28 survey findings on members of the American Medical Group Association and their current status in accountable care business ventures.

The A1 medical/surgical unit at Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati reduced its fall rate from 10 falls per 1,000 patient days to two falls per 1,000 patient days over three years through a quality improvement program called Transforming Care at…