Practice Management News

Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, Healio chief content officer, received the PM360 ELITE award for her editorial work, particularly surrounding her coverage of the coronavirus, Healio said in a press release.

Researchers found no association between low-value services and patients’ ratings of their health care experiences, an analysis of Medicare claims showed.

Warren Buffett is widely considered to be the top investor of all time.

The proportion of Black and Hispanic OB/GYN residents was higher than those in surgical and nonsurgical specialties, a cross-sectional study showed.

Across 29 high-income countries, excess deaths in 2020 — the contrast between the number of all-cause deaths compared with historic projections — approached 1 million, a recent study showed.

In general, physicians believed that social media is a helpful tool for collaboration, but men were more likely than women to report certain professional benefits from using it, a survey showed.

ATLANTA — Communication with patients is continuous, beginning with the tone of the first phone call to taking time to walk them through the delivery and payment process, according to a presenter at this year’s SECO meeting.

As of July 2020, North Carolina was the only state that followed all Federation of State Medical Boards recommendations regarding a physician’s mental health and efforts to seek treatment if needed, according to a report in JAMA.

The AMA and other professional organizations endorsed the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which would streamline prior authorizations for Medicare Advantage plans and introduce additional protections for patients.

Andrew Carnegie once said, “The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate,” and “Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.”