Practice Management News

Gerald E. Harmon, MD, was recently sworn in as the 176th president of the AMA.

Ultrasound quality changed between examinations for hepatocellular carcinoma detection in patients with cirrhosis, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

The AMA said it has adopted new policies regarding the prior authorization process, with its outgoing president stating that maintaining the status quo may cause “life-or-death consequences.”

Inflation was a popular topic in the financial media this spring and one worth addressing in our column.

Most practicing physicians in the United States who were surveyed reported being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with no significant differences in vaccination by gender, age or geographic location, according to the AMA.

Individuals who used or abused opioids were significantly more likely to receive sedating medications, including benzodiazepines, than those who did not use opioids, data show.

Women physicians “consistently” reported worse work-life integration than men across a range of demographic and professional factors, survey data in JAMA Network Open showed.

Frontline physicians and nurses who consumed plant-based or pescatarian diets had lower odds of developing moderate-to-severe COVID-19, a case-control study showed.

Just 7.4% of U.S. adults met the Institute of Medicine’s recommended daily adequate intake of 14 g of fiber for every 1,000 kcals, data from a recent 5-year period show.

In a new ABIM Foundation survey, 30% of physicians said their trust in the United States health care system and health care organization leadership has decreased over the past year.