Consumers are likely to choose low-cost providers who deliver high-quality care if the right mix of cost and quality information is made available, according to a new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that appears in…
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The Joint Commission offers seven free, downloadable posters intended to encourage patients and their families to speak up.
Varian Medical Systems, a manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy based in Palo Alto, Calif., has announced it is acquiring InfiMed for approximately $15 million, according to a…
Amerinet, a national healthcare solutions organization, has announced it has launched a new tool intended to help its members plan and track key performance indicators, according to a news release.
Employed primary care physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, part of Boston-based Partners HealthCare, have roughly 10 percent of their salaries tied to the size of their practice and the complexity of the patients' cases, according…
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Anthony Yeung MD began performing endoscopic spine surgery in the early 1990s. He has since built his practice along with partners Christopher Yeung, MD, and Justin Field, MD, Desert Institute for Spine Care, and a freestanding ASC in Phoenix around…
With legislative sessions well under way, some states are calling for more stringent regulation of pain clinics and pain medication prescriptions in their aim to reduce drug overdoses and addictions. Proposed regulation includes mandatory pain clinic licensing, comprehensive databases for…
Five pain management physicians talk about how their practices have responded to the recent surge in opioid abuse.
A retired army veteran in Ohio was one of the first in the nation to receive an implant that uses motion-sensor technology to relieve chronic pain, according to a Youngstown Vindicator report.
A bill requiring greater scrutiny of Georgia pain clinics has passed the state House and now heads to the Senate, according to a GPB News report.