Practice Management News

CHICAGO — The escalating prevalence of burnout among U.S. health care providers poses “a real threat” to public health, the U.S. surgeon general told ASCO Annual Meeting attendees.

With the rapid rise of interest rates in the last year, many physicians might be interested and surprised to learn where extremely low rates still exist.

Most medical practices subject to data security regulations of the HIPAA Security Rule have adopted administrative, physical and technical safeguards for electronic protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Security Rule.

Physicians listen to the patient in front of us. We care for one patient at a time. There is inherent individualization in the patient interaction. Each story is unique. Each treatment plan is tailored.

Since 2010, nearly $1 trillion has flooded the U.S. health care system, across multiple specialties, from private equity firms through thousands of deals to acquire hospitals and practices.

President Joe Biden today announced his intention to nominate NCI director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, as director of the NIH.

Investors often hear the phrase “don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” and interpret it as a warning against owning too much of one individual stock in a portfolio.

You might remember our earlier blog post on the Physician Self-Referral Law, aka the Stark Law.

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that moderate to high doses of cannabidiol were associated with liver enzyme elevation and drug-induced liver injury, meeting the criteria of common adverse drug events.

In its first year, the Healio Honors peer-to-peer recognition program celebrated 65 health care professionals for their exemplary work in patient care, research, advocacy and mentorship. Year two of the program is now underway.