Practice Management News

Upgrading pediatric readiness in EDs would reduce the deaths of pediatric patients by almost half, according to study results published in Health Affairs.

ChatGPT may be more likely to recommend unnecessary treatment, such as x-rays or antibiotics, during ED visits compared with physicians, a study results published in Nature Communications suggested.

Cockroaches contributed to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae in an ICU over the course of 20 months, according to a study that linked outbreak strains to strains found in the insects.

Billing for electronic messages through the patient portal can cause confusion and create communication barriers between clinicians and patients, according to study results.

Harmful diagnostic errors may occur in one in 14 hospital patients, the findings of a retrospective cohort study published in BMJ Quality & Safety suggested.

On Feb. 16, HHS, through its Office for Civil Rights and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, published its final rule amending federal regulations protecting confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment records.

When investing, time in the market is arguably as important as well-publicized factors, such as rate of return, initial amount of investment (principal) and costs of investing.

Most physicians who conducted peer reviews for major medical journals received industry payments, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Less than half of drugs approved between 2015 and 2021 were required to conduct pediatric trials under the Pediatric Research Equity Act, according to findings published in JAMA.

In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses opioid awareness, the stigma surrounding the opioid crisis and the resources for intervention with David A. Fiellin, MD.