Practice Management News

Hopefully you’ve forgiven us for talking so much about tax, although by now you realize why it was so important that we did.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The prevalence of systematic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related lung disease appears to be on the rise, and being aware of clinical manifestations is important for catching the disease early, a speaker said.

A longer interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years was associated with higher effectiveness against symptomatic infection, according to a real-world study published in Pediatrics.

Lung function in 24-year-old adults was influenced by maternal perinatal BMI, birthweight, childhood asthma and childhood lean and fat mass, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

When a patient is discharged from the ICU and transferred to a hospital ward, there is an increased risk for diagnostic uncertainty and lack of communication among care teams, according to a press release from the American Thoracic Society.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, enacted on Dec. 29, 2022, includes the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022, which contains many provisions designed to expand retirement coverage, increase retirement savings and clarify retirement rules.

Because practice management systems and electronic health records originally were designed to support accurate billing for subsequent reimbursement, fundamental changes to practice patterns are slow to enter clinical practices.

Urban families, Black and multiracial children and families with low socioeconomic status faced the highest rates of pediatric care disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found.

The FDA has filed civil money penalty complaints against four e-cigarette manufacturers for producing and selling products without marketing authorization

Preliminary estimates published Thursday in MMWR and presented this week by the CDC indicate that this season’s influenza vaccine offered significant protection among all ages.