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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Online Patient Self-Scheduling Could Save Time and Money

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A new report from Accenture estimates that by 2019, two-thirds of US health systems will offer patients the opportunity to digitally self-schedule physician appointments. By

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Maximizing Your Non-Physician Practitioners

June 1, 2014May 29, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Physician assistants and nurse practitioners (often referred to as nonphysician practitioners, or NPPs) can be instrumental in helping physician practices speed reimbursements, increase patient satisfaction,

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

In-Development App Would Enable Remote Gait Analysis via Smartphone

June 1, 2014May 29, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The accelerometer chip inside almost every smartphone, which helps the device know up from down, could help orthopaedic surgeons remotely analyze the gaits of their

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

UC Davis Docs Demonstrate Live-Action MRIs

January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Magnetic resonance imaging has revolutionized the field of orthopaedic diagnostics, but it has until now been limited by delivering largely static images. Researchers at the

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

MedPAC Proposal Could Detract from Physician Employment by Hospitals

December 23, 2013January 3, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

David Glaser, JD, alerts us to proposed changes in the healthcare reimbursement model that would make employing physicians less appealing for hospitals. MedPAC, the Medicare

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