Practice Management News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that members of the Sackler family cannot be protected from future lawsuits for their roles in the opioid epidemic.

NEW YORK — Stigmatizing language is highly prevalent in the clinical notes of individuals with opioid use disorder, with a higher incidence reported in the health records of Black and Hispanic patients, according to research.

A self-administered assessment tool was effective in identifying cognitive impairment vs. routine care in primary care settings, according to results recently published in Frontiers in Medicine.

Healio has launched a new special report on medical cannabis that summarizes the current scientific research and incorporates expert opinion.

United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the United States and called for more strategies to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths.

The concept of delayed gratification has been ingrained in us throughout medical school and residency. This mentality can sometimes lead to explosive spending as an attending when one enjoys a significant salary boost.

Noting that practice varies widely across hospitals, an expert panel came to a consensus on the first quality indicators for the care of opioid-exposed infants.

The Council for Medical Specialty Societies, or CMSS, announced the launch of a new initiative that aims to reduce clinicians’ reliance on race in clinical decision-making and patient harms.

New survey results from the AMA illustrate the burden of prior authorization, with many physicians reporting that it leads to serious patient harms, delays care, reduces work productivity and more.

NEW YORK — Additional research concerning the impact of using interpreters for psychiatric care for patients with limited English proficiency is needed, according to a poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.