Practice Management News

While some of the technology depicted in the 2015 of the film 'Back to the Future Part II' actually has emerged, including voice activation, enormous flatscreen televisions, wearable technology and, incredibly, hoverboards, there are many other advancements specific to health shown in the film that we have, unfortunately, yet to achieve.

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 3-day ACG Annual Scientific Meeting follows the 2-day Postgraduate Course, from which Healio Gastroenterology’s featured blogger, Austin Chiang, MD, a GI fellow from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will share daily highlights as he attends sessions during the course and the scientific meeting. Here is his take on day 2 of the Postgraduate Course on Sunday, October 18. 

HONOLULU — Though progress has been made in the discussions and revisions of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s far-reaching maintenance of certification program, outgoing American College of Gastroenterology president during a his presidential address at ACG 2015 called for additional considerations to be made for what should be “maintenance of competencies.”

The 3-day ACG Annual Scientific Meeting follows the 2-day Postgraduate Course, from which Healio Gastroenterology’s featured blogger, Austin Chiang, MD, a GI fellow from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will share daily highlights as he attends sessions during the course and the scientific meeting. Here is his take on day one of the Postgraduate Course on Saturday, October 17. 

Honolulu — Beginning Monday, Oct. 19, Healio Gastroenterology will provide live coverage from the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting at the Hawaii Convention Center.

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention are recommending the interval of postvaccination serologic testing for hepatitis B virus infection be shortened to age 9 to 12 months from 9 to 18 months, according to a data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

HHS has issued new rules to the Electronic Heath Record Incentive Program and the Health IT Certification Program that will make EHR information more available to patients, simplify information sharing and ease the burden on health care providers, according to a press release.

Time spent at a health care provider’s office, along with travel time to and from the office, was 25% to 28% longer among minority and unemployed patients, according to recently published data.

On Thursday, the health care system will transfer to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision — more commonly known as ICD-10.