Practice Management News

Using a teledermatology triage system resulted in significant cost savings for one dermatology department, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

A panel of experts at the Primary Care Collaborative Annual Conference discussed ways to maximize the use of telehealth.

The American Academy of Dermatology has canceled its annual meeting for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announced.

A new grant program, sponsored by the ABIM, ACP and other groups, intends to help the health care community “promote trust and create a more equitable health system.”

Financial payments from pharmaceutical companies were “consistently associated with increased prescribing” across a wide range of physician specialties, drug classes and prescribing decisions, according to the authors of a recent review.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together intravenously for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19.

Researchers discussed racial and ethnic disparities in various aspects of allergy at this year’s virtual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Patients with skin allergies who wear certain types of face masks may experience adverse events, according to a presenter at this year’s virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

An artificial intelligence voice analysis tool can help diagnose COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients, according to its manufacturer, Vocalis Health.

Physicians may find some relief from administrative burdens by utilizing community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a speaker at the virtual North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Primary Care Conference said.