Practice Management News

The Senate has confirmed cardiologist Robert Califf, MD, MACC, to lead the FDA for a second time.

One important success factor for physicians when it comes to investing is understanding how they are unlike most U.S. retail investors. Physicians have a level of education, income and, typically, net worth that far exceed those of most investors in our country. It is also important to recognize all investors, regardless of education or experience, are influenced by the media. The combination of these factors can create added challenges for physicians when deciding how to allocate their assets.

Continuous professional development for drug prescribing was associated with reduced health care costs for patients, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Burnout, stress and suicide rates have reached “crisis levels” among health care professionals, according to the AMA Alliance.

The nonprofit Women in Medicine recently launched an all-women speakers bureau to increase opportunities for female experts in medicine. It is the first of its kind, according to the organization.

Unless “urgent interventions” occur, North America could see 1.2 million additional opioid overdose deaths by 2029, according to a commission formed in response to rising opioid-related mortality rates.

Beginning in early spring, beneficiaries of original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans will be eligible to receive free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, according to CMS.

A phase 2 trial will evaluate if temporarily reducing the immunosuppressive medication of transplant recipients in the days before and after they receive an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine increases their immune response to the vaccine.

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has produced tens of thousands of tons of extra health care waste that many facilities are not equipped to handle, according to WHO.

Many millennial physicians have known about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for years.