It seems that in healthcare (as in almost all else) the big keep getting bigger and the small keep getting smaller. So what is the fate of the solo practitioner? And what of the small, independent medical clinic? It is a fact that smaller practices are not as common as they used to be. The trend is downward: in 1980, 40% of all practices were solo practitioners. Today? 17%. And although four in ten physicians today practice in independent clinics (with five or less docs

A new deadly strain of ransomware aimed directly at the healthcare industry is making the rounds. The virus is spread through a Microsoft Word document. According to Proofpoint, a global cybersecurity firm, the virus targets victims with specific, customized messages. In a recent case in the United Kingdom, a hospital was infected when an employee opened an attachment entitled “Patient Report.” The attachment included the hospital’s logo and the email sender was listed as