Practice Management News

In its first year, the Healio Honors peer-to-peer recognition program celebrated 65 health care professionals for their exemplary work in patient care, research, advocacy and mentorship. Year two of the program is now underway.

The nonprofit organization ElevateMeD Inc. has announced its 2023-’24 Scholars Program cohort, a group of 25 underrepresented medical students from across the country who each will be awarded a $16,500 tuition-based scholarship.

New and current investors of Evommune have recently completed a $50 million Series B financing toward three of the company’s pipeline programs targeting prevalent inflammatory disease, according to a company press release.

Recent efforts from major residency and fellowship programs in the United States have sparked discussion about health care workers unionizing.

Among the various types of liability that physicians may face, including employee claims, HIPAA violations, cyber liability and slip-and-fall injuries, medical malpractice may be the most impactful.

Physicians have created a survey for health care workers to assess experiences with microaggressions, sexism, racism and other forms of discrimination at work, school, in patient environments or during interactions with patients’ families.

In rheumatology, there is no shortage of conditions that are difficult to diagnose, with diseases like fibromyalgia and systemic lupus erythematosus sometimes taking years before being officially identified — leading to adverse outcomes.

Individuals with skin of color were underrepresented in dermatological clinical trials, with those who were Black or African American being most underrepresented regardless of disease prevalence, according to a study.

Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa expressed six emergent themes that impact their access to proper health care, according to a study.

In running a medical practice, like any business, the easiest thing to do is stay the same size, neither shrinking nor growing significantly.