Practice Management News

A joint letter from six major medical organizations calls on Congress to ensure patients can access affordable, quality health care.

On Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, the government snuck out an FAQ delaying implementation of the requirement that good faith estimates under the No Surprises Act must include information from co-providers.

Patients frequently misunderstand physician phrases and assign opposite meanings of what was intended, leading to confusion about health outcomes, a study published in JAMA Network Open reported.

Practices may find this short primer on state pass-through entity election and year-end tax tips helpful to determine whether they can benefit from a state tax strategy or create some tax savings before Jan. 1, 2023.

ORLANDO — In this video from ASN Kidney Week, Sevag Demirjian, MD, discusses middle and conventional dialysate flow in critically ill patients using intermittent dialysis.

ORLANDO — In the 7 years since 2015, nephrologists have showed a 35-fold increased use of SGLT2 inhibitors, according to a presenter at ASN Kidney Week.

ORLANDO — In this video from ASN Kidney Week, Michael Aragon, MD, the chief medical officer of Outset Medical, discusses human factor validation of the Tablo Hemodialysis System with health care professionals.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Solo and small-group practitioners can successfully expand their practices, but should be careful in their planning, according to a talk at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ORLANDO — Clinicians who asked themselves, “Would I be surprised if this patient transferred from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis within 6 months?” helped them identify patients at risk, according to a presentation at ASN Kidney Week.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, aka TIPS, provide investors with a return that is indexed to inflation over the life of the bond. With the sharp increase in inflation that began in 2021, many investors who own TIPS expected to see gains as a result.