Opinion

HIV/AIDS management has come a long way, but there is still work to do to support patients with what is now a chronic disease.

Antiretrovirals have done a good job in halting the progression of HIV to AIDS, but new gene editing technologies could result in a cure.

After nearly a decade of regular use, it’s time to rethink and restart how physicians use electronic health records (EHRs), according to Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

I was recently inspired by another article in Medical Economics, and curiously, have a solution for each legitimate gripe, based on decades of sorting through the combatants in this health-care disaster we’re engaged in on a daily basis.

For the fifth consecutive year, Medical Economics will reveal its list of obstacles physicians say they face in the coming year and, more importantly, how to overcome them. As we did last year, we asked readers to tell us what challenges they face each day and where they need solutions.

Seeing a dollar amount next to a physician’s name without context is a dangerous practice

Healthcare workers can share confidential data between multiple people or applications easily and quickly while meeting HIPAA’s technical and administrative safeguard requirements.

What to do if you receive an outlier coding notice

In the age of value-based care, helping patients manage this chronic condition becomes more important than ever

Being part of an ACO can ease quality reporting burdens, but may also carry financial risk for member practices

Patients are more interested in knowing their health risks than ever before.

"They are called 'Next Gen' ACOs because ti will take a generation before they finally figure it all out."

Tips for physicians to address high blood pressure, meet value-based care targets

The new guidance means that nearly 103 million Americans will now carry a diagnosis of high blood pressure following a visit to their physician.

We've all heard the outrage over the sudden rise in the price of the EpiPen. What we hear far less often is how common the sudden and dramatic rise in many other pharmaceutical prices has become in recent years. It can be easy to forget issues like this until they affect us personally.

Interoperability is important and probably the main driver of cost savings. So where are the IT vendors on interoperability? The answer is probably close to nowhere.

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is not going to hold down the increasing cost of Medicare by adding over 1,600 pages of new regulations to the program. Instead, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should have reduced the cost of traditional Medicare by eliminating the requirement for detailed documentation of evaluation and management (E/M) charges.

The practice of medicine in our current healthcare system is making physicians sick, with levels of burnout and mental strain increasing across every specialty.

Encouraging physicians to talk about their mental health and practice self-care are important tools to prevent burnout and suicide.

The American Medical Association’s practice management tools aim to solve burnout at the level of individual practices and larger health systems.

Patients are increasingly turning to the Internet to have questions about vaccines answered, highlighting the need for increased education at the time of vaccination.

A new study reveals that certain genes may play a role in how effectively the body produces antibodies against the flu after vaccination.

Week 4 HCV RNA levels have implications for treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C virus infections.

The benefits of HCV treatment will need to extend to all patients in order to stem the rising tide of HCV complications among women and men.