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As hospitals and large multispecialty group practices gear up for accountable care organizations, procedure-oriented specialists are still trying to figure out their role in them.

Owens & Minor reported a 7.8% increase in revenue and a 3.3 percent increase in profit in the third quarter ending March 31, compared to the same quarter the year before, according to a company release. Operating earnings for the…

In a recent survey of more than 1,000 physicians, 45 percent of participants said they expect to be paid more than they are now if they are employed by a hospital, according to a PwC report.

A website that compares the quality of healthcare at Detroit-metro area hospitals now also offers information on treatment costs at those facilities, according to a Detroit News report.

Distributors of specialty pharmaceuticals for patients suffering from cancers, orphan diseases and other serious illnesses save the healthcare industry billions of dollars a year by using efficient and extensive measures to ensure their safe delivery, according to a new research…

Chicago — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, announces Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) as a corporate sponsor for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, which is being held June…

In an editorial published in the Sun-Sentinel, Paul Sloan, president of the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers, wrote the majority of Florida's pain physicians and centers are legitimate, and law enforcement campaigns pose a threat to the existence of…

The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning a Vermont law that prohibits data mining companies from using physicians' prescription records for marketing purposes, according to a New York Times news report.

In a comparison of subacute and chronic back pain, researchers found three key differences in the clinical features of these two pain conditions, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s chemical management policy because the current system fails to protect children and pregnant women, who are most vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures, according to an association news…