Practice Management News

The COVID-19 pandemic has put an enormous strain on health care workers and exacerbated existing burnout and staffing shortages. Many workers have reported considering leaving the profession altogether.

Health care spending in the United States increased 9.7% from 2019, reaching $4.1 trillion in 2020, or $12,530 per person, according to CMS.

A recent report identified potential gaps in care among younger generations and barriers to patient data, both of which can lead to suboptimal health outcomes, an expert said.

In-person clinic visits were shorter when clinicians explicitly responded to patients’ emotional expressions, according to an observational analysis published in Annals of Family Medicine.

Researchers identified four characteristics that were likely to improve a physician’s trust in their organization.

The FDA has approved a new label for Galderma’s facial injectable Sculptra that adds new options for clinicians, the company announced in a press release.

OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment showed a marked reduction in masseter muscle prominence with both 48- and 72-unit doses, according to a study presented at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery virtual meeting.

In this episode, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, and Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, are joined by Paul E. Sax, MD, as they discuss advances in the outpatient management of COVID-19 and emerging information about the omicron variant.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians of all specialties have demonstrated a renewed focus on long-term financial and life goals.

Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Latino and Hispanic patients are underrepresented in U.S. clinical trials for new drugs and biologics, compared with national census figures, according to a research letter published in JAMA.