Practice Management News

Vindico Medical Education has been awarded Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of continuing medical education, according to a press release.

More than 200 data breaches have been reported at hospitals across the United States during the last 7 years, highlighting the need for better research on how to effectively guard patients’ information, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Following the recent retraction of the American Health Care Act, two researchers propose four general principles from behavioral economics as guidelines for any future attempt at health care reform. The principles may help to keep currently insured individuals and households from discontinuing their insurance.

A survey of 1,200 American physicians, residents and medical students found that nine out of 10 physicians are satisfied with their career choice despite common challenges, according to a press release from the AMA.

The AMA and the Mayo Clinic recently convened its 32-school Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to develop innovative ideas regarding physician training, according to an AMA press release.

It is time for physicians to put patients before paperwork by reducing administrative tasks that negatively impact patient care, according to a position paper by the ACP, published in Annals of Internal Medicine. 

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine released phase two of its report outlining a strategy for eliminating viral hepatitis in the United States by 2030 and potentially saving 90,000 lives.

Between 1992 and 2014, there was a significant decline in paid malpractice claims, possibly due to several factors, including the passage of traditional tort reforms during this period, improvements in patient safety, how institutions and insurers resolve claims and/or the increasing prevalence of communication and resolution programs, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Reportedly acting on orders from President Donald J. Trump, House Republican leaders today again postponed a vote that would have overhauled the nation’s health care system by replacing the Affordable Care Act with a Republican-penned bill.

WASHINGTON — In this exclusive video from Emerging Trends in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Arun Sanyal, MD, FAASLD, of the Virginia Commonwealth University, discusses the need for public action toward developing the diagnostic tools and treatments of NAFLD.