Practice Management News

Financial payments from pharmaceutical companies were “consistently associated with increased prescribing” across a wide range of physician specialties, drug classes and prescribing decisions, according to the authors of a recent review.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together intravenously for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19.

An artificial intelligence voice analysis tool can help diagnose COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients, according to its manufacturer, Vocalis Health.

The EASY Way campaign provides a digital toolset and talking points for a range of eye care professionals to engage with patients on contact lens hygiene and wear and care tips, the Contact Lens Institute said in a press release.

Physicians may find some relief from administrative burdens by utilizing community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a speaker at the virtual North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Primary Care Conference said.

The American Optometric Association Board of Trustees adopted recommendations from its telehealth council, replacing its 2017 policy statement on telehealth.

As we navigate through this difficult time in the U.S. economy, a few bright spots emerge. One of those is the fact that interest rates, controlled by the Federal Reserve, are at all-time lows.

Phase 3 clinical trial results indicate that Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 92% effective against COVID-19, according to a press release from the Russian Direct Investment Fund, or RDIF.

MemorialCare health system recently shifted its attention to renewal after its initial safety-focused response to COVID-19, one of its vice presidents said at Octane’s virtual MedTech Innovation Forum.

Weekly aggregate medical spending by most commercial insurance customers and Medicare Advantage recipients in the United States dropped by nearly half as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, data show.