Practice Management News

An intervention involving an educational session and electronic medical record changes resulted in a mean increase of 19.6% in referrals for confirmatory testing among patients with a listed penicillin allergy, data show.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed problems within U.S. health care systems that would be prudent to address now before another medical crisis surfaces, experts cautioned during a recent webinar hosted by U.S. News & World Report.

With stock market volatility likely to remain high until the COVID-19 crisis ends, many investors, including physicians, are concerned about the unpredictability of portfolios’ performance. At the same time, bank account, CD and treasury yields are near all-time lows.

Healthline Media recently announced the launch of its Conscious Language Guide, a tool that health care professionals can use to communicate with patients in a more “empathetic and non-stigmatizing” way, according to the organization.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible burden on all health care workers, it has also fueled a resurgence of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. and highlighted disparities in health care research and opportunities for Asian Americans.

A lack of Black and Hispanic students in the allergy and immunology education pipeline could impact care among these populations, according to an editorial published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Clinical nudges, when geared towards increasing the salience of information, providing feedback and implementing default order sets in electronic systems, were “generally effective” in promoting adherence to guidelines, researchers wrote.

NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, who has served under three U.S. presidents, will step down from the position by the end of the year, according to an agency press release.

The national blood inventory is at its lowest level for this time of the year since 2015, according to the Red Cross.

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