Practice Management News

CMS recently unveiled new guidance that it said will provide states with “flexibilities and the tools necessary to combat the opioid crisis,” specifically, in the areas of neonatal abstinence syndrome and Medicaid technology, according to a press release.

A 20% increase in adherence to the Healthy Eating Index could result in savings of as much as $38 billion in health-related costs, according to findings presented at Nutrition 2018, the first-ever flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

A broad spectrum of foods and beverages produced an equally diverse range of health benefits, according to findings presented at Nutrition 2018, the first-ever flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

WASHINGTON – Women in medicine often feel “used up” and have a reduced sense of accomplishment because of professional and personal burnout, according to a presentation by the interim-chief at the University of Washington School of Medicine, here at Digestive Disease Week 2018.

Between 2014 and 2016, the nation’s efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and improve patient safety thwarted about 8,000 deaths and saved $2.9 billion in health care costs, according to a press release issued by CMS.

The more preventive care options that middle-aged and older patients received, the less likely they were to follow such options, according to findings recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The FDA announced today that it sent warning letters to nine online networks that operate 53 websites ordering them to stop illegally marketing “potentially dangerous, unapproved and misbranded versions of opioid medications, including tramadol and oxycodone” according to a press release.

Patients prescribed opioids in the hospital were twice as likely to receive an outpatient opioid prescription within 90 days of leaving the hospital, according to findings presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Increasing direct attending supervision and participation during work rounds did not significantly impact the rate of medical errors or patient safety; rather it hindered resident education, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

CHICAGO — FDA officials are taking several steps designed to make the drug development review process more efficient while reducing costs and creating more opportunities for innovation, according to agency Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD.