Practice Management News

Founded in 2017 by the National Day Calendar and the Physician Moms Group, National Women Physicians Day is a time where the medical community can honor the path that female doctors have paved through history.

The end of the federal student loan payment pause, a reprieve that lasted more than 3 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marks a critical juncture for millions of Americans, especially for physicians.

Telemedicine medication abortion services in primary care were well received by patients thanks to clear communication and previously established relationships, researchers found.

A quality improvement intervention was associated with increased prenatal primary care visits within the first several months after delivery, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Women who had vaginal vs. laparoscopic hysterectomy had shorter total operative and recovery time but reported worse postoperative pain on the day of surgery, according to a systematic review published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Based on interviews with 54 self-selected OB/GYNs, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open that OB/GYNs experienced “deep and pervasive” impacts from state abortion bans on workforce sustainability, physician health and patient outcomes.

Three or more doses of maternal COVID-19 vaccine significantly enhance antibody concentrations in preterm infants compared with two or fewer doses, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

There was a significant increase in the use of long-acting reversible contraception among adolescents after the AAP recommended it almost a decade ago, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

CMS has finalized a new final rule that aims to shorten prior authorization timelines and streamline processes to remove barriers to patient care, according to a press release.

The FDA said this week that it is working with a French pharmaceutical company to temporarily import into the United States an antibiotic that can treat syphilis as a way to address the country’s penicillin shortage.