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How practices can handle hospital sales calls

The dynamic between physicians and pharmaceutical sales reps may be changing , but that doesn't mean practices have become pitch-free zones. In fact, many of the 30,000 drug and medical-device reps

Market a cash-based practice with price transparency, outcomes

Practices best-suited to a cash-only or direct-pay model are typically in specialties such as dermatology, psychiatry, or primary care. But a growing number of surgeons, even those traditionally

Outcomes of advanced practice nurses comparable to docs

Amid controversy over the expanding role of nonphysician providers to help fill in the gap left by a growing doctor shortage, a new study claims that advanced practice nurses deliver care that is

Orthopedic surgery in older patients: Outcomes data best predictor of risk

Baby boomers aren't just flooding the healthcare market to seek treatment for chronic conditions and age-related ailments. To the contrary, many fit and athletic seniors are banging down

How big a deal is board certification?

While controversy swirls over Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul not being certified by an accredited board of ophthalmology, there is a surprising lack of medical literature to support