Practice Management

The Health Resources and Services Administration announced $60 million in funding to expand the hours of operation for 125 community health centers and improve access to health care services.

The noncompete ban issued by the Federal Trade Commission emerged as one of the most talked about employment law issues in 2024 affecting workers, including medical professionals.

Although artificial intelligence presents “exciting opportunities,” its use in patient care “must be regulated” to address biases in decision making, said newly appointed American College of Rheumatology President Carol Langford, MD, MHS.

Since entering the allergy field, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, has seen positive changes, including the entry of more women and an increase in innovation.

Health equity has become a buzzword in medical institutions and health care organizations, especially when it comes to rural communities. But too often, the conversations don't move past the talking stage.

The Biden administration finalized a rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that will ban lenders from including medical debt on credit reports.

People with cancer should receive “current, accurate and digestible” information that allows them to be “active stakeholders” in their cancer journey, according to NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC.

“Most of us are going through life without interrogating whether our decision-making processes are fit for purpose. And that’s something we need to change.”

Extensive research published or presented in the past year highlights the value of clear provider-patient communication about topics that may be uncomfortable to discuss.

Demands for additional documentation for claims under Current Procedural Terminology codes 95165, 95115 and 95117 are burdensome and unnecessary, according to guidance published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.