Practice Management News

An institutional audit of the electronic health record system used by internal medicine house staff found that residents spent more than 30% of their time using the system, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The National Institutes of Health awarded Jonathan Peterson, PhD, assistant professor of health sciences, East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health, a grant worth $163,000 to further his research on alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a press release.

Magnetic resonance elastography accurately diagnosed fibrosis in patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity more often than acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, according to data published in Hepatology.

A cost-utility analysis of four different endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography duodenoscope reprocessing strategies for preventing patient transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae showed the approach recommended by the FDA is the most cost-effective.

In a recently published paper, the ACP has stated that generic medications, rather than more expensive name-brands, should be prescribed to patients whenever possible.

The AMA is calling for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, according to a press release from the organization.

Since The Lancet Commission on Addressing Liver Disease in the UK was published last year, there remains a significant shortage of liver specialists, with less than a third of hospitals employing one full-time, according to a new report.

SAN FRANCISCO — A pilot implementation of a novel curriculum involving a non-elective hepatology consult rotation at the University of Chicago improved internal medicine residents’ comfort, interest and knowledge of chronic liver disease, according to a poster presentation at The Liver Meeting 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO — A recently developed culture system could maintain the hepatic phenotype of liver-tropic pathogens such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and malaria for longer periods of time than current systems and could aid in evaluating new treatments, according to late breaker data presented at The Liver Meeting 2015.

A partnership between the ABIM and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education is resulting in "a more flexible, streamlined process to combine continuing medical education activities with Maintenance of Certification requirements," according to a blog post written by the organizations.