Canaglifozin (Invokana, Janssen Pharmaceuticals) tablets, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the improvement of glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, is the first diabetes treatment approved in a new class of drugs known as sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors.
A new app enables you to access evidence-based clinical recommendations from the American College of Physicians.
Primary care physicians aren’t yet seeing the higher fees for treating Medicaid patients promised under the Affordable Care Act.
Walgreens is ready to take retail clinics a step further, with an announcement yesterday that the pharmacy chain will begin offering chronic care in addition to immunizations and acute care.
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are in the greatest demand by hospitals, medical groups, and other healthcare organizations seeking to fill staffing needs, a new survey indicates.
Medical Economics unveils a redesign with this issue that presents information in an energetic package that busy physicians will find easy to navigate.
Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD, is the Distinguished Service Professor of Public Health and Medicine and associate vice president for health law, policy, and safety at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He recently spoke with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA, about the ways in which your future colleagues are being educated-and why.
A pilot to test the effects of a technology-based quality improvement program on physician participation, value to practices, rapid-cycle learning, and patient outcomes has been launched by the American College of Physicians.
Medical Economics readers discuss ICD-10 and the fact that there's no reason to implement it with ICD-11 around the corner.
Are you worried about your patients' privacy as your practice becomes increasingly paperless? Learn how to protect against breaches.
A look at a new online tool that helps set up EFT enrollment in one process.
Cuts to Medicare and other services will not only cost healthcare jobs; they also are putting financial pressure on doctors.
A look at mobile software that helps engage patient in their care, while reducing paper-based registration.
A look at an e-signature solution that helps patients breeze through registration.
For a long time, buying real estate was a solid investment and even a potential way to fund retirement. Here's why you need to be careful with how you invest.
This month's question focuses on the codes for complex chronic care coordination. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.
Medical Economics has a new Business of Health series designed to help primary care physicians tackle population health issues in their practices.
Medicaid expansion, health insurance exchanges, medical homes, and healthcare workforce issues were the topics when Daniel J. Derksen, MD, professor and chairman of the public health policy and management section of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, recently spoke with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA.
Most parents depend on word-of-mouth recommendations rather than online ratings for picking a primary care physicians for a child, according to a recent poll.
The American Academy of Family Physicians is objecting to a National Correct Coding Initiative edit that is denying payment for vaccine administration.
Medical Economics readers continue to discuss the delicate balance between bringing in money and providing quality care to patients.
More than half of the U.S. population live in localities served by accountable care organization, and almost 30% live in areas served by two or more.
Almost 98% of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists trust and recommend over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to their patients, according to a new survey.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ability to protect individuals from preventable infectious diseases is likely to be hampered by sequestration, and analysts from research and consulting firm GlobalData argue that the cuts ultimately will fail to accomplish the goal of decreasing federal spending.
Practicing clinicians strongly believe that health information technology can overcome communication challenges among care providers, according to the 2013 iHIT study conducted by the Health Information and Management Systems Society and HIMSS Analytics
Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD, speaks with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA, about an experimental Patient-Centered Medical Home and health law issues.
Medical Economics readers discuss e-prescribing, maintenance of certification, the division of practice income, and whether seeing 10 patients per hour is a realistic goal.
Several key provisions of the controversial law are set to go in effect over the course of 2013. See how they'll shape the practice of medicine.
A member of the Medical Economics editorial board discusses what he sees as the differences between state-backed healthcare and patient-focused healthcare.