Practice Management News

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.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Adjunctive treatment with aticaprant for those with major depressive disorder and history of antidepressant failure resulted in greater symptom improvement compared with placebo after 6 weeks, a presenter said.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — An emerging investigational therapeutic may be effective while being safe and generally well-tolerated for the treatment of mental health conditions driven by activity in the amygdala, according to research presented here.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Creation of an interactive online journal club was effective in expanding the body of knowledge for ketamine and related compounds prescribed for psychiatric disorders, according to a presenter.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Adults with binge-eating disorder who were given acute naltrexone/bupropion performed better with similar maintenance treatment compared with placebo, per data from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology annual meeting.

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.

Since 2010, nearly $1 trillion has flooded the U.S. health care system, across multiple specialties, from private equity firms through thousands of deals to acquire hospitals and practices.

SAN FRANCISCO — Psychiatrists should ask patients about using all substances, including alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, to see if they are interested in learning how that use affects them, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, of Stanford University, says in this Healio video.

About 70% of adolescents and young adults would discontinue their e-cigarette use under a hypothetical tobacco-only federal product standard, a recent study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found.