Practice Management News

In a 198 to 68 vote, members of the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ House of Delegates passed a resolution to change the title of physician assistants to “physician associates.”

Researchers validated a liver cancer risk test algorithm for identifying patients with chronic hepatitis C at low risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a study presented at The Digital International Liver Congress.

VIR-2218, an investigational small interfering ribonucleic acid therapeutic, was well tolerated in patients for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus, according to research presented at the International Liver Congress.

The AMA announced that it recently adopted a policy that will support removing a person’s sex designation from the public portion of birth certificates.

Researchers saw higher reduction in steatosis and body weight with the low-carb high-fat and 5:2 diets compared with the standard of care in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a presentation at the International Liver Congress.

Despite a mounting number of state-level laws enacted to protect vulnerable patients against step therapy protocols, without official enforcement, these laws safeguard less than 10% of patients, according to data published in Health Economics Policy and Law.

The AMA adopted a policy it hopes will enhance the diversity of the physician workforce, according to a press release.

Tenofovir reduced the severity of COVID-19 infection among patients with chronic hepatitis B, according to a presentation at The Digital International Liver Congress.

CMS recently proposed a rule that aims to strengthen the U.S. health care workforce.

The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in a 7-2 vote.