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HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released its 2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report consisting of data from 2014 to 2015. In the report, the agency measured U.S. healthcare quality on a quartile scale.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities compiled its 10 most commonly cited deficiencies and provided solutions on how to address them.

Primary care physicians spend a great deal of time interacting with EHRs. A study published in Annals of Family Medicine found the average was two hours per one hour of direct patient care.

A study, published in Bookings, examined U.S. labor force participation rates and correlated it with increasing opioid prescriptions.

PLOS One published a report detailing why physicians believe overtreatment is common throughout the industry, according to Medical Express.

A study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, examined online rating systems to determine if the ratings were clinically accurate.

A survey, conducted by Salix Pharmaceuticals and the U.S. Pain Foundation, found 51 percent of chronic pain patients have suffered from opioid-induced constipation for more than three years.

Karen Feldner pled guilty to one felony count of fentanyl theft and a related misdemeanor drug charge, according to The Times-Tribune.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services' public health services division released a report detailing the number of healthcare-acquired infections at New Hampshire ASCs in 2016.

Healthcare leaders today are tasked with a difficult to achieve goal — improving efficiency. This mission at its core is simple, but identifying areas for improvement can be burdensome and many practices are unaware of the best next steps.