Practice Management News

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

Biosimilars have generated billions of dollars of savings for the health care complex, but they have not had an impact on out-of-pocket expenses for patients with private insurance, according to findings published in JAMA Health Forum.

Pediatric rheumatology patients could be considered ready to transfer to adult care if they score greater than 4 on the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire, according to data published in Rheumatology.

The ability to view laboratory results, track symptoms and sharing them with a provider were rated as the most useful potential app functions by patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to data.

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.

Financial independence is the holy grail, which affords one to work for the sake of working with the peace of mind of knowing they are no longer dependent on a paycheck to maintain their lifestyle.

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company launched in January 2022 to a flurry of promises, curiosity, and a certain guarded optimism among experts regarding its potential to lower medication prices for patients.

The monoclonal antibody Uplizna met key endpoints in a phase 3 trial for the treatment of IgG4-related disease, marking the first time a placebo-controlled study has shown benefit in the condition, according to a press release from Amgen.

Much of the mortality in rheumatic heart disease was attributable to heart failure, and was significantly reduced by interventional treatment, which may stand as a barrier to improving mortality in lower-income countries, data show.

In this Healio video exclusive, Michael S. Garshick, MD, MS, discusses the role of inflammation in heart disease and how it has become a treatment target.