Practice Management News

The AMA, along with 36 other medical societies, is petitioning CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for changes to how it measures interoperability of electronic health records.

Chronic disease management led by pharmacists resulted in similar resource utilization compared to usual care, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

The FDA has released a new application for investigative drugs that it says will cut the amount of time physicians spend filling out such requests, as part of a larger effort to “streamline” the process of providing medications still undergoing regulatory review to their patients with severe illness.

SAN DIEGO — In this exclusive video from DDW 2016, outgoing AGA President Michael Camilleri, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses the major points he made during the AGA Presidential Address, focusing on a number of different AGA initiatives that bring value to its members and the field of gastroenterology.

In an editorial published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers outlined a proposal to overhaul the nation’s current health care system and replace it with a government-backed, single-payer structure that provides coverage for everyone.

Implementation of a rotavirus vaccination program in Ontario resulted in significant decreases in hospitalizations and ED utilization, according to results published in PLoS One.

SAN DIEGO — Beginning Saturday, May 21, Healio Gastroenterology will provide live coverage from Digestive Disease Week 2016 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Patients treated in phase 1 trials designed with a biomarker-based approach for treatment selection demonstrated higher response rates and longer PFS, according to results of a meta-analysis scheduled for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

On National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day, the Department of Health and Human Services awarded 12 health care organizations for their continued work toward increasing awareness of hepatitis B and C virus infections among at-risk populations.

It is estimated that one in 30 baby boomers have hepatitis C virus infection and one in 12 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have hepatitis B virus infection. Still, a majority of the infected people in these at-risk populations are not aware of their infection. To raise awareness of these and other at-risk populations — including injection drug users and recipients of transfusions — the CDC launched multiple campaigns to encourage individuals to get tested and provided recommendations to clinicians for proper screening and treatment. However, barriers exist, blocking individuals from proper screening for infection.