Practice Management News

With COVID-19 and the question of whether glucocorticoids could be beneficial, this episode digs into the data on the use of glucocorticoids in the setting of infections, from pneumonia and septic arthritis, to meningitis and septic shock.

HHS and the Commerce Department recently announced a new pilot program the agencies said could decrease the number of illegal opioids sold online.

Garth Walker, MD, MPH, is an emergency room physician in Chicago, the chief medical officer and head of innovation for Clinify Inc., and the chief equity officer of Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team, also known as IMPACT. In this episode, we discuss the two public health crises currently facing the nation, structural racism and its impact on health care, and a path forward.

A Supreme Court decision Thursday allowed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program to remain in effect, keeping the approximately 690,000 offspring of U.S. immigrants from being deported.

It is with excitement that we at the Association of Healthcare Social Media announce that the inaugural meeting for the AHSM will be taking place virtually on July 26 and August 8. Like many organizations, we originally intended for an in-person meeting and initially postponed.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse states that self-help groups, “so long as they do not discourage participants from taking medications, can be particularly helpful during recovery” from opioid addiction.

A judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals blocked HHS from implementing a rule requiring drug companies to put the manufacturer’s list price for prescription drugs or biological products to wholesalers or direct purchasers in TV commercials.

Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist with more than 30 years of experience in a small practice in Texas, was recently sworn in as AMA’s 175th president. She said her agenda includes fighting chronic diseases and enhancing physicians’ professional experiences.

Racial injustice is in plain view. Most understand and agree what happened to George Floyd was appalling and that Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Eric Garner represent inexcusable police brutality and abuse of power.

The COVID-19 pandemic may not peak until July, leaders of the Pan American Health Organization said during a virtual press conference today.