Practice Management News

The AMA House of Delegates adopted several new policies to promote public health at its annual meeting.

For the multi-society sustainability initiative EyeSustain, one of its biggest goals has been to collaborate with industry to reduce waste and ophthalmology’s carbon footprint.

The AMA adopted policies to protect patients’ access to necessary health care in a variety of ways at its annual meeting.

The AMA adopted new policies on broader Medicare and Medicaid health care coverage during its annual House of Delegates meeting.

The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.

In this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD, discuss leadership in ophthalmology with Adrienne Graves, as well as her career in pharmaceuticals.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Music can improve the experience of surgeons, especially residents, in the operating room, according to a study presented at Kiawah Eye.

The AMA House of Delegates adopted two new policies aiming to reform prior authorization and the burden it causes patients and physicians.

Catch up on the most popular items from Kiawah Eye as Healio’s coverage of the meeting continues.

On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.