Practice Management News

As artificial intelligence technologies play an increasingly important role in everyday human interactions, patients will likely deal with them to schedule appointments, monitor their health, learn about disease and connect to resources.

An artificial intelligence chatbot demonstrated greater probabilistic reasoning than clinicians when estimating the probability of a diagnosis after a patient received a negative test result, a recent study showed.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Erica Barnell, MD, PhD, about Geneoscopy’s non-invasive screening and early detection technology, helping improve patient compliance for gastrointestinal health and more.

Senior physicians cared for fewer patients in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as those with Medicaid compared with their junior colleagues within the same practice, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

The Miami Dolphins and AutoNation awarded a $1 million grant to Neha Goel, MD, MPH, FACS, to examine the critical health disparities that drive mortality among patients with breast cancer.

As we approach the year end, many investors, including physicians, will review their portfolios and assess the last 12 months of performance.

Salix Pharmaceuticals has joined forces with the U.S. Pain Foundation and the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders to declare December 5 as Opioid-Induced Constipation Awareness Day, according to a company press release.

During an introductory press briefing, new NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, called for a greater focus in clinical research to improve access to care.

Historically in the United States, Medicare has not had the legal authority to negotiate the prices of drugs. Essentially, drug prices were unregulated.

Patients treated by female surgeons experienced lower heath care costs compared with those treated by male surgeons, according to study results.