Health Expenditures

You and your practice receive numerous financial requests to support organizations in the form of sponsorships every single year. These sponsorships can range from hospital-related galas to large sporting events and charitable fundraisers. Sponsorships come in all shapes and sizes and involve a broad range of participants and benefactors. With so many options and so many different audiences, how do you know which sponsorships offer you and your practice real value and which ones are simply spending money?

New physicians are often disappointed with their bank account when they start their first jobs, even after several months of being in practice. Considering that they patiently accepted a lower income during residency and fellowship, it is not surprising that new millennial doctors want to reach financial independence quickly, within a few years of starting in a practice.

A new report on the second performance year of the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model shows improvements in patient outcomes, including reduced hospitalizations and more dialysis sessions prescribed to patients.

As time goes by, I realize my clinical comfort zone is shrinking.

Stryker announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mobius Imaging LLC and its sister company Cardan Robotics, according to a press release.

The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, introduced last month by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has passed a Senate committee and now awaits further action.

A single injection of either leukocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma or leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma combined with an exercised-based rehabilitation program was not more effective than saline for patients with patellar tendinopathy, according to recently published results.

After new orthopedic surgeons start their first jobs, they are often disappointed with their bank account balance, even after several months of being in practice. After patiently accepting a lower income during residency and fellowship, it is not surprising that new millennial surgeons want to reach financial independence within a few years of starting in an orthopedic surgery practice. Unfortunately, true financial independence often takes longer than expected due to the impact of taxes on a higher salary, debt burdens and the increased cost of living typically seen in conjunction with the change to being an attending surgeon.