Practice Management News

Results of a diversity, equity and inclusion benchmarking survey showed that independent optometrists often scored highest among various segments of the eye care industry, according to a panel discussion held during Vision Expo West.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible burden on all health care workers, it has also fueled a resurgence of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. and highlighted disparities in health care research and opportunities for Asian Americans.

Clinical nudges, when geared towards increasing the salience of information, providing feedback and implementing default order sets in electronic systems, were “generally effective” in promoting adherence to guidelines, researchers wrote.

NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, who has served under three U.S. presidents, will step down from the position by the end of the year, according to an agency press release.

The national blood inventory is at its lowest level for this time of the year since 2015, according to the Red Cross.

Work hard, play hard. Physicians, young and old, enjoy time off and vacationing.

Vision Expo West is offering a free digital extension, which features recorded content and online showrooms, through Oct. 3.

Several ACP leaders have outlined 10 actions that health care employers can take to ensure the safety and wellbeing of clinicians during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Horizon Therapeutics plc announced results of a retrospective analysis that showed Uplizna appeared to offer durable efficacy and a favorable safety profile for African American patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Proper social media etiquette and engagement during academic conferences can broaden one’s network and lead to opportunities and collaborations, according to a speaker at the Women in Medicine Summit.