Practice Management
AMA Adopts Policy to Advance Gender Equity in Medicine
AMA House of Delegates has adopted policy to study, act for, advocate gender equity in medicine.
Cyber Insurance Recommended for All Physician Practices
Patient data hacking is a risk even for small practices.
Steps Taken to Increase Use of Electronic Tools in Medicine
Docs will have more opportunity to use technology with extra codes approved by CPT Editorial Panel.
Insurers May Be Underpaying Doctors
Practices need to incorporate efforts to double check reimbursement against contracts
5 Tips to Hire a Great Staff for Your Nephrology or Urology Practice
Hiring the right people is key to growing your nephrology or urology practice. How can you assemble a top-notch staff?
Physicians and Practices Should Prepare for Emergencies
Helpful strategies include developing a plan, knowing who will implement the plan, and staying flexible.
Remote Monitoring Offers Opportunity to Improve Patient Care
Tracking patients may improve treatment for chronic conditions.
Embezzlement Not Uncommon in Medical Practices
Employees should undergo detailed background checks; practices should have zero-tolerance for theft.
5 Key Steps to Grow Your New Nephrology or Urology Practice
The moment is here: You're opening your own nephrology or urology practice. How can you make it grow?
Strategies to Cut Medication Costs
Buying larger quantities of drugs and decreasing drug waste are among the options that can help practices adjust to the rising price of pharmaceuticals.
Online Consumer Ratings of Physicians Tend to Be Skewed
Ratings also differ significantly by specialty group.
Boosting Revenue by Seeing More—or Fewer—Patients
Medical practices have a variety of strategies they can employ to boost revenue.
Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Unused medications can be dropped off at local collection sites between 10 am and 2 pm.
Medicare Requiring Hospitals to Post Prices Online
Medicare would base part of a hospital's payments on how easy it is for patients to access medical records
Clinical Pharmacists Are an Option for Chronic Disease Management
Clinical pharmacists help manage complex patients because they look at medications with a different eye than a doctor.
Renal and Urology News Articles
- Phosphate Binders Lower Infection-Related Death Risk in HD
- Acute Renal Failure in CKD Patients Less Likely With PCI
- Gout Associated With Increased Risk of Developing Erectile Dysfunction
- More Targeted Sodium Reduction Strategies Proposed
- Cytoreductive Surgery for Metastatic PCa Linked to More Complications
- FDA Recalls Drugs Containing Active Ingredient Valsartan
- Correcting Metabolic Acidosis May Preserve Muscle Mass
- Infection Risk Lower in Dialysis Patients With High, Normal Vitamin D
- Urine Cytology May Not Improve Hematuria Evaluation for Bladder Cancer
- Aggressive Therapy Warranted for Gleason 10 Prostate Cancer
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