Practice Management News

The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.

Disparities in the care of LGBTQ+ individuals with cancer are more pervasive than previously understood, according to findings presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

The AMA House of Delegates adopted two new policies aiming to reform prior authorization and the burden it causes patients and physicians.

Biosimilars have generated billions of dollars of savings for the health care complex, but they have not had an impact on out-of-pocket expenses for patients with private insurance, according to findings published in JAMA Health Forum.

As the first-ever Black female president of the Association of Cancer Care Centers, Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MPH, understands the impact she will have on the next generation to come.

On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.

Financial independence is the holy grail, which affords one to work for the sake of working with the peace of mind of knowing they are no longer dependent on a paycheck to maintain their lifestyle.

Patients with cancer who received specialized mental health support experienced improved quality of life, as well as reduced pain, depression and fatigue.

Most phase 2/phase 3 oncology clinical trials do not report American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander racial categories in their studies, according to findings published in JAMA Health Forum.

Susan Bullman, PhD, has been named an associate member of the James P. Allison Institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.