Practice Management News

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order putting on hold recent lower court rulings that would have restricted access to — or banned entirely — the abortion drug mifepristone.

In running a medical practice, like any business, the easiest thing to do is stay the same size, neither shrinking nor growing significantly.

President Joe Biden plans to nominate NCI Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, to serve as director of the NIH, according to published reports.

Adolescents seeking an abortion demonstrated comparable accuracy in estimating gestational duration as older age groups, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

In the U.S., surgical approach was the single strongest predictor of total costs for an outpatient hysterectomy for benign indications, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Most physicians who work together with other physician colleagues — as co-owners, employees and/or independent contractors — in the same organization consider themselves as part of a physician practice.

Black women had a greater probability of undergoing urine toxicology testing at delivery compared with other racial groups regardless of substance use history, researchers reported in JAMA Health Forum.

Losing eligibility for Medicaid supplemental insurance was linked to worse health care outcomes for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic populations, according to researchers.

Today’s economic environment and market volatility have caused many DIY investors to reconsider working with professional financial advisors. Those who work with advisors also may be evaluating their advisor and investigating alternatives.

On Wednesday, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a federal court decision that would reverse FDA approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. That original decision is on hold during the appeals process.