Keith A. Reynolds is the editor of Physicians Practice.
Healthcare accounts not utilized by older adults
The lack of use is correlated with a lack of confidence in the ability to pay for medical care.
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What can doctors learn from telehealth?
What doctors can learn from telehealth in their in-person patient interactions.
Growing expectations, competition stymying push toward consumerism
Hospitals and health systems are failing to commit fully to consumer-centered care.
ACP: Quest for profits may be damaging healthcare system
The organization says patients should come before profits.
Webinar to focus on long COVID
The free Sept. 8 webinar will feature an expert panel discussing post-COVID-19 condition.
The post-pandemic waiting room
What waiting rooms may become in the post-pandemic world.
FDA sets meeting for Pfizer COVID-19 booster authorization
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet Sept. 17.
The future of physician waiting rooms
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a near-overnight revolution in many parts of health care, and nowhere was this seen more than in the waiting room. Now that things have changed, what does the future hold?
How has COVID-19 changed the waiting room?
The ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way patients wait for care.
Report: Vaccination rates rise as Delta sweeps the U.S.
August saw a rise in COVID-19 vaccination rates as people seek to avoid the more transmissible Delta variant.
What are the issues with the traditional waiting room?
The current issues with the traditional waiting room.
Medicare insurance trust expected to run out of funds by 2026
Tax revenue from 2020, which would have replenished the funds, were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is there a need to change the waiting room?
Why the waiting room needs reworking.
Free physician bootcamp session offers tips on medical malpractice
The Medical Economics Physician Bootcamp will feature a session on how to avoid risky situations.
Hospital hiring, benefits accelerating as pandemic financial stress winds down
As demand surges, hospitals have boosted hiring in contrast to the pandemic furloughs and layoffs.
Free physician bootcamp to offer business training
The free bootcamp offers two days of sessions for physicians.
Diabetes, prediabetes screenings recommended to begin earlier
Physicians are recommended to start screening for the disease around age 35.
Delta hindering hospital, physician group recovery
A jump in new COVID-19 cases dropped margins and volumes.
How many lives have been saved by COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S.?
While the vaccine rollout has snagged, the effort has already saved thousands.
Johnson and Johnson: Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies
Trials have shown a booster of the single-dose vaccine produces a robust increase in spike-binding antibodies.
AAP warns against off-label COVID-19 vaccination for patients under 12
The organization says the medical community should wait for results from the clinical trials for vaccinating patients under 12.
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Survey: Patient volumes returning to pre-pandemic levels
June and July saw hospitals getting back to 2019 levels of patient volume.
Physician compensation sees slight rise, productivity falls in 2020
The minor rise in compensation was accompanied by a decrease in productivity.
COVID-19 boosters to be offered starting Sept. 20
The Biden administration will make the additional doses of two COVID-19 vaccines available to combat the Delta variant.
AAFP calls for FDA authorization of children’s COVID-19 shots
The organization wants the current emergency use authorization to be expanded to include patients under 12.
Biden administration to advise all get COVID-19 boosters
The rollout of the boosters is expected to follow a similar track to that used in the first round of immunizations.
ACP calls for mask wearing in schools
The organization says requiring masks in schools would help in the fight against spreading COVID-19.
Biden calls on Congress to lower prescription drug prices
The president wants legislators to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.