Practice Management News

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, has been elected chair of the Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) in Personalized Cancer Medicine Association — WIN Consortium.

More than half of physicians surveyed reported taking less than 3 weeks of vacation annually and most reported performing patient-related work while on vacation, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with cancer enrolled in high-deductible health-care plans paid, on average, nearly 70% more in out-of-pocket medical expenses annually than those in low-deductible plans, according to a study in JAMA Oncology.

Shannon MacDonald, MD, never thought returning a patient’s phone call constituted “practicing medicine.”

In this edition, FDA places hold on cell therapy trial after patient death, selpercatinib delivers superior outcomes and more.

Asian and underrepresented in medicine by race and ethnicity medical students with multiple disability types experienced high risk for burnout compared with their white peers.

CMS has finalized a new final rule that aims to shorten prior authorization timelines and streamline processes to remove barriers to patient care, according to a press release.

Poverty and chronic inflammation together may have a “synergistic” impact leading to higher all-cause mortality, including a 127% increased heart disease mortality risk and a 196% higher risk for cancer mortality, according to data.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Health care law trends in 2023 were telehealth, whistleblowers, physician referrals and a more intense focus on compliance by providers and practices, according to a law expert speaking at Hawaiian Eye/Retina 2024.

Before reading this commentary, you probably didn’t think the title would be referring to the United States of America.