Practice Management News

An international panel of experts reported that non-inhaled medical cannabis or cannabinoids were associated with modest benefits in patients with chronic pain.

Data from FAIR Health, a nonprofit organization that provides information on health care coverage and insurance, indicate that telehealth use may be dropping after skyrocketing in 2020.

This year’s Women in Medicine Summit will be held virtually on Sept. 24 to Sept. 25. The conference identifies barriers that women in medicine face and offers solutions to gender inequity.

HHS recently announced a plan supporting legislation that would allow it to negotiate Medicare Part B and Part D drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies and then make those prices available to other purchasers.

It is estimated that the pharmaceutical industry spent more than $24 billion on prescription drug promotion in 2017.

For many physician investors, the present bull run in the U.S. stock market – the longest in its history – has led to long-term concerns about how the markets will fare in the next decade or two.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has announced a plan to lower prescription drug prices by “promoting negotiation, competition and innovation in the health care industry.”

Additional support and flexibility in academia following a loss can foster recovery and may help reduce burnout among health care professionals, according to an opinion piece published in JAMA.

The CDC’s World Trade Center Health Program provides important information for all health care professionals, even those who do not treat anyone directly affected by the 9/11 tragedies, those with direct knowledge of the program said.

An increasing trend in for-profit entities and private equity investments in medicine could lead to a fragmented health care system, according to a position paper by the ACP.