Practice Management News

The Federal Trade Commission has voted unanimously to launch an inquiry into pharmacy benefit managers, requiring the six largest managers to supply records pertaining to their business practices, according to an agency press release.

Addressing social drivers of health is a critical aspect of a primary care physician’s job, but it is also contributing to rising levels of burnout and “has a major impact” on physicians’ mental health, according to The Physicians Foundation.

Telemedicine offers the promise of increased efficiency during patient care, but in-person evaluations and relationships are too valuable to completely disregard, according to a debate session at EULAR 2022 Congress.

Research has shown that questions about physicians’ mental health on state licensing and credentialing applications often discourage them from seeking mental health treatment.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Maggie Jeffries, MD, discusses the benefits she has seen using the MKO Melt for sedation in cataract and other surgeries.

Black individuals may be at greater risk for developing certain eye diseases that can threaten vision, including glaucoma, which typically strikes this patient population 10 years earlier than other ethnicities.

Black and Hispanic medical students and physicians are considerably underrepresented in the United States compared with the national population, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

In the last 12 months, there has been a plethora of factors that have inched up the consumer price index, the key gauge the Federal Reserve uses as a barometer of inflation.

In the final part of a five-part series, Alison D. Early, MD, discusses the importance of preventive care.

In this edition, diet, genetics and family history play role in AMD progression; omega-3 fatty acids may improve vision in dry AMD; long-term dopamine treatment may delay onset of diabetic retinopathy; and more.