Practice Management News

Prescription drug prices in the United States are an average of 2.56 times higher than those seen in 32 other nations, according to a RAND Corporation report.

Survey results showed that slightly more than half of adults in the United States were “very likely” to get a COVID-19 vaccine, researchers wrote in the Journal of Community Health.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced today that the Doomsday Clock remains as close to midnight as ever — 100 seconds to midnight — in part because of the lack of preparedness and leadership from politicians in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of individuals filling prescriptions for all medications decreased “considerably” in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A survey conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic showed that almost one in four physicians were attacked on social media. This number is expected to be even higher now, according to one of the study authors.

Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, MD, has stepped down from his position after being asked to do so by the staff of President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to the surgeon general’s Twitter account.

A partnership between artificial intelligence systems and clinicians may lead to mutual advancements in glaucoma research and clinical practice, according to a review published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Contending that diversity among health care professionals is essential to providing the highest quality of care, a speaker at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium outlined challenges and strategies for improvement.

In past articles, we introduced the concept of asset protection planning — implementing techniques to shield a physician’s personal and practice assets from potential future lawsuits and liability.

Haven, an alliance between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase that sought to create health care solutions for their employees and “potentially” all Americans, will cease operations at the end of February, according to its website.