FDA Updates Naming Convention for Biologics to Balance Competition, Ensure Patient Safety
The FDA has released an updated draft guidance that will update the naming convention of biologic medications.
Practice Management
Protecting Patient Privacy: HIPAA Compliance in the Electronic Age
The complexities of today’s high-tech methods of communication, data sharing, and data storage lay practices open to unforeseen and constantly changing threats, requiring vigilance and training of medical staff.
Physician Burnout Tied to Ability to Address Social Needs
Improving clinic capacity to respond to patients’ social needs may reduce primary care physician burnout, according to a study published in the January-February issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Pharmacist-Led Phone Follow-Up May Cut Readmission Rates
The marginal mean time to readmission was 70.9 days for the intervention group versus 60.1 days for controls.
Protecting Your Practice From Data Breaches: An Expert Interview
To shed light on issues of cybersecurity in medical practices, MPR spoke to Michael J Sacopulos, JD, CEO of Medical Risk Institute (MRI), a firm that provides “proactive counsel” to the healthcare community to identify where liability risks originate and to reduce or remove those risks.
Accidental IV Dislodgement Reported to Be Very Common
Clinicians perceive accidental dislodgement of intravenous (IV) devices to be a common occurrence, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access.
American College of Physicians Releases 7th Edition of Ethics Manual
Manual focuses on patient-physician relationship in different scenarios, including telemedicine
Update on Medical Overuse Highlights Practices That May Harm More Than Help
The review, which was the fifth annual update discussing medical care overuse, aimed to identify and highlight research articles and literature published in 2017 related to medical overuse in adult patients.
Navigating Social Media Issues in Medical Practice: An Expert Interview
Issues that affect employees in all industries are compounded by a unique set of additional concerns that affect employees of medical practices.
HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians
Stress related to use of health information technology (HIT) is common and predictive of burnout among physicians, according to a newly published study.
