Practice Management News

To address and improve the current prescription drug pricing issue in the U.S. market, drugs should be priced based on value, thereby reducing costs without compromising patient outcomes and access, according to a new policy adopted by the AMA.

The AMA recently adopted new policies for physicians-in-training to receive timely and confidential medical and mental health services during their medical schooling or residencies and fellowships to help sustain their personal health and wellness while reducing burnout, according to press release.

From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.

WASHINGTON — Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was associated with improvements in outcome compared to cyclophosphamide in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic scleroderma, according to study results presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.

CMS recently announced the premiums and deductibles for the Medicare Part A, inpatient hospital, and Part B, physician and outpatient hospital services, programs for 2017.

BOSTON — In the post-Share 35 era, liver donation acceptance rates decreased while refusals of increased, according to data presented at The Liver Meeting 2016.

BOSTON — Beginning Sunday, November 13, Healio.com/Hepatology will provide live coverage from The Liver Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

Many inpatient providers do not refer patients with penicillin allergy in their medical history to an allergy specialist, despite the benefit to the patient’s health, according to study findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Scientific Meeting.

Today, the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted 7-6 in favor of two new drug applications for an oral and IV formulation of solithromycin, submitted by Cempra Pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

NEW ORLEANS — Data from a retrospective study presented at IDWeek 2016 indicated the implementation of a Hepatitis C Virus Antimicrobial Stewardship Program resulted in comparable sustained virologic response rates and reduced treatment costs.