Practice Management News

The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Expert Committee on NAFLD have updated its clinical practice guidelines to reflect new recommendations on the screening, diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among children.

With a Republican majority in both the House and the Senate, President-elect Trump is expected to deliver on his campaign promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

A staffing model employing a higher ratio of physician assistants to hospitalists led to similar clinical outcomes at a lower cost at a community hospital, according to recent study results.

More adults in the United States reported issues with health status and material hardships than adults from eleven other high-income countries, according to results from a 2016 survey published in Health Affairs.

The AMA and LexisNexis Risk Solutions recently announced that they are partnering to create LexisNexis VerifyHCP, which will offer a holistic solution to maintaining up-to-date and accurate network directories of available health care professionals, while reducing physician burden, according to a press release.

President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Congressman Tom Price, MD, (R-Ga.) has been chosen as secretary of the HHS.

The CMS recently launched an online tool to aid in sharing electronic data for the Medicare Quality Payment Program to reduce clinician burden, while improving overall quality of care, according to a press release.

Building upon a decade of research on the rise and cost of physician burnout, researchers at the Mayo Clinic proposed nine strategies that health care organizations can implement to reverse the trend, limit the risk and promote physician well-being, according to a recent news release.

Mail outreach strategies were effective for increasing screening rates for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis, a population most at-risk, according to data from a recent prospective study.

The AMA recently developed a list of principles to guide coverage, payment and financial incentive mechanisms that support the use of mobile health applications and devices that are safe and effective, according to a press release.