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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.

There is a shortage of nurses throughout the U.S., with Hawaii having the fewest nurses per 1,000 residents.