Practice Management News

The prevalence of transgender-related diagnosis codes in the United States increased nearly ninefold from 2014 to 2021, with significant increases in HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis prescriptions in this population, data show.

Daily toothbrushing was linked to a significantly decreased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia, or HAP, as well as lower rates of ICU mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A recombinant influenza vaccine offered additional protection against PCR-confirmed influenza and community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization among adults aged 50 to 64 years compared with a standard-dose vaccine, study results showed.

A hospital in California increased testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea among high-risk adolescents by nearly fivefold in its pediatric ED by implementing several interventions, including preselected order panels for physicians and nurses.

Last week, the CDC issued a health advisory to physicians in the United States about a more transmissible strain of mpox virus spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and asked them to consider mpox when evaluating rashes.

An artificial intelligence chatbot demonstrated greater probabilistic reasoning than clinicians when estimating the probability of a diagnosis after a patient received a negative test result, a recent study showed.

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the chosen course of therapy does not have an impact on the risk for developing a serious infection, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Newborns with HIV who receive very early ART can achieve sustained virological suppression, a study found. Researchers said the results provide a jumping-off point to identify infants who may later achieve treatment-free remission.

Senior physicians cared for fewer patients in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as those with Medicaid compared with their junior colleagues within the same practice, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

As we approach the year end, many investors, including physicians, will review their portfolios and assess the last 12 months of performance.