Practice Management News

Patients who started oxycodone while taking fluoxetine or paroxetine were at increased risk for opioid overdose compared with those who were taking other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a cohort study showed.

The reality of health care practice in the 21st century is that lawsuits and liability lurk in the background for physicians.

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The environmental and societal impacts of climate change are progressing more rapidly than previously expected, nearing limits to what society can feasibly adapt to, according to a recent report.

The Senate recently passed a bill to address the stigma that health care professionals often face when seeking mental health services.

Growing evidence suggests that music therapy can be an effective method for relieving pain, according to researchers.

Despite the intent of the AMA and CMS, updates to frequently used billing codes led to “no meaningful changes” in note length or time spent on electronic health records, researchers wrote.

Most physicians and trainees who were surveyed agreed that racism has an impact on health; however, less than half of respondents reported speaking out against a racist encounter or policy.

A multilevel program that provided support and resources to rural primary care practices was associated with an increase in buprenorphine prescriptions, data show.

Pregnant women with hepatitis B virus who received tenofovir disoproxil fumarate at least 4 weeks prior to delivery were less likely to transmit the virus to their infants, even those who did not receive immunoglobulin, data show.