Practice Management News

With the rapid rise of interest rates in the last year, many physicians might be interested and surprised to learn where extremely low rates still exist.

Most medical practices subject to data security regulations of the HIPAA Security Rule have adopted administrative, physical and technical safeguards for electronic protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Security Rule.

A recent study of trends in HPV vaccine hesitancy found that the number of parents citing safety concerns as a reason not to vaccinate their children has increased.

The AAP said adding around-the-clock pharmacies to hospital emergency departments in the United States could alleviate challenges to getting prescriptions filled immediately.

Physicians listen to the patient in front of us. We care for one patient at a time. There is inherent individualization in the patient interaction. Each story is unique. Each treatment plan is tailored.

Family income level is a significant predictor of longer hospital stays among children with lupus in the lowest income quartile, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Global data indicate that some common influenza symptoms increase with age as others decrease, researchers found.

High school-aged teens experiencing depression or suicidal ideation have increased perceived access to firearms compared with their peers, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Three brief screening tools were effective in identifying substance use disorders in adolescents and can be recommended for use, according to researchers.

A pentavalent vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis was shown to be safe and effective in a phase 3 trial conducted among children and young adults in Africa’s meningitis belt, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.