Practice Management News

The Human Rights Campaign has named 495 U.S. health care institutions as “Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality,” meaning they encourage “equitable and inclusive care for LGBTQ patients and their families,” according to the organization.

Physicians of all specialties want to reduce taxes wherever possible. While most doctors typically focus on active professional income, spending some time and effort on how one’s investments are taxed is also crucial.

As of June 30, 40.9% of U.S. adults had delayed or avoided medical care due to concerns about COVID-19, according to a survey in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Leon McDougle, MD, MPH, recently named president of the National Medical Association, said he wants to “improve the racism-related unequal health and health care outcomes that have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Individuals with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop COVID-19 than those who had sufficient vitamin D levels, data from a single-center, retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open show.

HHS announced in a press release that it is partnering with the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture to address health disparities and improve access to telehealth in rural areas.

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders intended to curb skyrocketing drug prices in the United States — notable among them was the plan to match prices for certain Medicare drugs to those offered in other countries.

CDC data show that primary care prescribers were responsible for more than half of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine prescriptions dispensed at outpatient retail pharmacies between March and April in the United States.

Nurses continue to face substantial challenges more than 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with access to PPE.

The use of corticosteroids improved the odds that adults who are critically ill with COVID-19 would survive, according to data from four studies recently published in JAMA.