Practice Management News

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.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Milestones initiative and its role in internal medicine are a source of debate for physicians, with some looking forward "to continuing to refine the milestones" and others calling for "a simplified assessment of proficiency."

A majority of adults expressed support of and willingness to participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative’s national research effort, according to recent survey data published in PLOS ONE.

FDA researchers developed a novel and effective tool to determine drug-induced liver injury risk and assist in choosing drug development candidates, according to research published in Hepatology.

Over the past decade, the percentage of hospitals that employ physicians increased by 13%, according to data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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.

Between 2006 and 2012, overall rates of antibiotic use in hospitalized patients did not change significantly, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Research published in Liver Transplantation suggests coinfection with hepatitis C and HIV plays a role in death before liver transplantation, resulting in higher death rates on the waiting list.

Findings recently published in Hepatology suggest requiring internal medicine residents to perform a rotation in chronic liver disease — rather than making it optional — leads to a greater understanding of hepatic diseases and more residents expressing interest in hepatology.

Reduced costs and improved quality were associated with the implementation of a multifaceted value-driven outcomes tool in three clinical projects, according to study findings published in JAMA.