Practice Management News

In this guest commentary, Narayanachar S. Murali, MD, FACP, FACG, DNBPAS, from the Gastroenterology Associates of Orangeburg in South Carolina , discusses how COVID-19 has impacted his private practice. He also explains how communication regardless of the mode — whether through telephone or through video conferencing — is very important during this pandemic to take care of patients properly.

Prolonged use of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic such as N95 masks and protective eyewear was shown to cause or exacerbate headache among health care workers in Singapore.

In this Guest Commentary, Peter R. Honig, DO, a family physician with a private practice in Philadelphia, spoke with Healio Primary Care about the strategies he is using to manage his practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The negative downstream effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may extend to the United States census, a business and economy expert told Healio Primary Care.

High-risk, or class 3, medical devices that underwent FDA priority review had higher recall rates and less time on the market before serious recalls vs. high-risk devices that received standard review, data published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

There are many people in the United States living with liver disease. Patients with liver disease, in particular those who are awaiting a liver transplant, have a higher risk for being affected by COVID-19. Patients who recently received a liver disease diagnosis are also at higher risk because they take immunosuppressants.

Millions of Americans have been ordered by state health officials to stay home until further notice except for essential needs, such as food and health care.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, MSc, declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, citing “alarming levels of spread and severity” and “the alarming level of inaction.”

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law 10 years ago today.

With rising infection rates in the United States constituting a national emergency, COVID-19 continues to affect all facets of life through institutional shutdowns, numerous lockdowns and the cancellation of many milestone events. Of the many event cancellations impacting the medical community, Match Day 2020 is challenging medical students and leaders alike to explore a new landscape for celebration, shedding light on the bigger picture of what it truly means to work in the medical field amid largescale pandemics.