Practice Management News

A machine learning model that uses the most basic raw data may help physicians identify patients who need referrals to social workers and predict their risk for hospitalization.

BOSTON – Designate an in-house dry eye expert to present details and pricing to patients after making the treatment recommendation, Carly Rose, OD, said here at the American Academy of Optometry.

In 2019, more than 67 million adults in the U.S. reported having a disability, a 1% increase since the prevalence was last examined in 2016, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The AMA recently announced that it is strengthening its efforts to increase the rural physician workforce.

Women in medicine were more likely than men to take on childcare responsibilities and report burnout, mental health symptoms and work-life imbalance during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent findings from two separate studies.

The CMS final rule regarding physician payment, clinical labor prices, critical care services and telehealth services for fiscal year 2022 has drawn mixed reactions from medical groups.

Geisinger Health System is working to develop a tool that it said will dramatically lower the time it takes to diagnose rare conditions with a genetic cause.

Survey data shows that, generally, investors do not understand how much their advisors charge for their services.

Forty-seven countries, including the United States, have committed to developing climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems. They announced their efforts during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, also known as COP26.

Holding a family’s fragile, premature newborn is a humbling moment — especially as a newly minted doctor.