Coronavirus: Final year medical students may graduate early
Early graduation may become a reality for eligible medical students in their final year.
Coronavirus: CARES Act could bring relief to independent practices
With provisions for small businesses, the legislation may save private practices.
Coronavirus: New study clears way for self-administered testing
Self-administered testing is as effective as physicians-administered testing.
COVID-19 coding: AMA provides guidance on 11 scenarios
Click the attached PDF, courtesy of the American Medical Association, to view 11 coding scenarios related to treating COVID-19 patients.
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MARCH 27
Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results and more.
The precision medicine revolution
The most critical step is understanding what value precision medicine brings to your practice, and where it can have greatest impact from both a clinical and business perspective.
Match results for DO residents reach an all-time high
Primary care was the most popular specialty in this year’s match results for osteopathic medical students and past DO graduates.
Coronavirus: 14 tips to keep your private practice in business
A financial checklist from the AMA can help practices survive the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Physician, pharmacy organizations decry drug hoarding by doctors
The statement follows reports of doctors writing prescriptions for possible COVID-19 treatments for themselves and their families.
ACP urges halting in-office visits during COVID-19 pandemic
The organization is pushing doctors to use more telehealth options during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
AMA asks State Department to open visa processing for international physicians
The AMA has asked the DOS to allow international physicians to continue to practice in the U.S. starting in July.
Coronavirus practice guide, part 3: Addressing staff and patient concerns
As the COVID-19 coronavirus sweeps the globe and uncertainty increases, physicians and practice leaders should turn their attention to the welfare of their staffs and their patients.
Coronavirus practice guide, part 2: Crisis could boost telemedicine use
If the Coronavirus pandemic contains any silver lining for primary care doctors, it may be to speed the adoption of telemedicine and other alternatives to in-person patient visits.
Coronavirus practice guide, part 1: Financial steps to save your practice during the coronavirus outbreak
Practice leaders need to accept that their practice is most likely going to take a financial hit and start planning accordingly.
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MARCH 26 update
5 ways to make your practice strategy succeed
Having capabilities is all well and good, but just because you are capable of doing something, does not mean you are going to be successful.
Report: Hospitals facing massive losses on coronavirus cases
Researchers say a 35 percent increase in coronavirus reimbursements may stem the devastation.
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MARCH 25 update
Managing physician risk in a costly world
Amid speculation that malpractice insurance rates will rise, maintaining an air-tight risk management plan should be on doctors’ agenda this year.
How to handle patients that want to record medical conversations
When patients hit ‘record’ at the doctor’s office
Why the new U.S. interoperability rules matter during the COVID-19 pandemic
The new interoperability rules could not have come at a better time.
Stopping the coronavirus: Doctors tell public to stay home
"Please stay at home for us," physicians, nurses and hospital workers say in open letter.
What practices need to know about cyber insurance
Cyber insurance covers losses and damages resulting from patient data being stolen, exposed, held for ransom, or improperly shared. Is your practice properly protected?
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: March 24 update
COVID-19 forces cancellation of MOC exams
Spring testing has been cancelled by ABIM and ABFM
Coronavirus: Study finds psychological burden in frontline medical workers
The study looked at responses of healthcare workers in China during the coronavirus pandemic.
Revolutionizing America's healthcare payments
What doctors need to know about a single-payer system.
COVID-19 fallout: How will other needed care be provided during the pandemic?
There is no easy answer to this dilemma.
How to reclaim physician autonomy
Wendy Dean, MD, the founder of Fix Moral Injury, discusses how physicians have lost autonomy, and what can be done to restore it.
Report: Global spending on medicine projected to increase
Medicine use has seen a jump globally-but no telling what effect COVID-19 will have on this trend.
