Practice Management News

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.

Work hard, play hard. Physicians, young and old, enjoy time off and vacationing.

Several ACP leaders have outlined 10 actions that health care employers can take to ensure the safety and wellbeing of clinicians during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proper social media etiquette and engagement during academic conferences can broaden one’s network and lead to opportunities and collaborations, according to a speaker at the Women in Medicine Summit.

A recent survey showed that 76% of U.S. adults take at least one supplement, and 29% said they are taking more supplements today than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Physicians who want to advocate for specific causes need to look before they leap into these roles, speakers at the virtual Women in Medicine Summit said.

Male physicians have a greater net worth than female physicians on average, according to a speaker at the Women in Medicine Summit.

Third-year female medical students reported decreased confidence in speaking up about medical errors compared with their male counterparts, according to a presentation at the Women in Medicine Summit.