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Orthofix Announces Sponsorship of Olympic Gold Medalist and Spine Patient Laura Wilkinson
May 26, 2020 Orthofix patient – Laura Wilkinson – Olympic Diver LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device…
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Got coronavirus? You may get a surprise medical bill, too
April 22, 2020 / By Lisa Riordan Seville and Andrew W. Lehren Christopher Hoffman had the telltale symptoms: a dry cough,…
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Need Spine Surgery? Ask a Gynecologist, Say Insurers
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 23, 2020 One spine surgeon is greatly troubled by the current reimbursement melee. And…
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Quality Measurement Needs Quality Improvement: A National Leader’s Thoughts on Moving the Needle
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 17, 2020 It is most likely that everyone in the medical field is on…
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Bundles cut spending on joint replacements, but not for other conditions
HARRIS MEYER / January 6, 2020 Medicare’s voluntary bundled-payment program for hip and knee replacements reduced spending by 1.6% from…
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Value-Based Care: The Nuts and Bolts
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 27, 2019 Silos are used for storage—as in the contents are stagnant. And stagnation,…
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Alex Vaccaro, M.D. on Patient Expectations
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 5, 2019 Sometimes, reality is overrated. If you are a 47-year old with chronic…
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Bad to the Cervical Bone: ACDF, Depression and Anxiety
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 21, 2019 Pain, even the emotional kind, can be felt deep down in the…
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Dubousset Functional Test: An Objective Test to Assess Function and Balance in Spine Patients
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 21, 2019 Things—and people—can come crashing down when they are disabled with a spinal…
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New Research Intensifies AMA’s Call for Improved EHR Usability
November 14, 2019 Correlation Found Between Poor EHR Usability and Physician Burnout Statement attributed to: Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A.…
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CMS Updates Fee Schedule, Encouraging More Doctor-Patient Face Time
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 8, 2019 The “math” is pretty straightforward: If a patient thinks a doctor doesn’t…
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Study: High Surgeon Satisfaction Using Patient Decision Aids
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 11, 2019 In examining 1,220 pre-visit and 967 post-visit surveys, a team of researchers…
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Jim Bradley, M.D. Sounds Off: EMRs Violating Sanctity of Physician-Patient Relationship
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 10, 2019 Hippocrates probably didn’t have to contend with an EMR. In fact, being…
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New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals
by Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News | Oct 2, 2019 Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year…
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Study: Hospital Mergers Generating Value for Patients, Communities
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 27, 2019 Charles River Associates has augmented its 2017 report with new research titled,…
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