Practice Management News

The FDA announced several new strategies today to better inform medical professionals and patients about the risks associated with opioid use.

Implementing optimal team-based health care is associated with improvements in patient outcomes, the efficiency of care and the well-being and satisfaction of clinicians, according to a discussion paper published in the National Academy of Medicine Perspectives.

Symptoms of burnout and career choice regret were common among U.S. resident physicians, but differed substantially by clinical specialty, according to findings recently published in JAMA.

During a shortage, drug prices increase two times as quickly as they would have in the absence of a shortage, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Lower continuity of prescribing, as measured by the continuity of care index, was strongly linked to the likelihood for filling high-risk opioid prescriptions or being hospitalized for an opioid-related cause, among patients with long-term opioid use, according to findings recently published in Annals of Family Medicine.

A medical indication is not documented for many outpatient opioid prescriptions, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Chronic pain was prevalent in nearly 9% of individuals who died by suicide, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Today, the FDA announced the approval of Cassipa, developed by Teva Pharmaceuticals for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence.

The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings this week for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The former Supreme Court law clerk and presidential staff member received the American Bar Association committee’s highest rating of “well-qualified,” which the association said is not based on philosophy or political ideology.

Patients receiving chronic opioid therapy typically reported favorable perceptions of doctor-patient trust on the subject of long-term opioid therapy management, according to findings recently published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.