Practice Management News

The AMA House of Delegates adopted two policies aimed at reducing the financial burden of medical student graduates and alleviating the workload of medical trainees.

Researchers developed an electronic health questionnaire for primary care practices that improves the collection of information about adolescents’ health behaviors, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The AMA adopted new policies on broader Medicare and Medicaid health care coverage during its annual House of Delegates meeting.

The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.

SAN ANTONIO — The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology announced a new leadership program aimed at developing the next generation of infection preventionists.

The AMA House of Delegates adopted two new policies aiming to reform prior authorization and the burden it causes patients and physicians.

The AAP launched a podcast called “Healthy Children” to provide expert medical guidance for parents and other caregivers.

Physicians and medical students elected the next president of the AMA at its annual House of Delegates meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — A task force has issued an updated multispeciality guide to help clinicians manage diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases.

On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.