What’s the news: The AMA and the Mississippi State Medical Association were successful in their efforts to prevent scope of practice expansions that would have harmed Mississippi patients. Mississippi ...

An online patient portal is a website that is used to access personal health information. The patient portal is helpful for patients to keep track of their medical visits, test results, billing, ...

Patient-centered care has become a cornerstone of medical ethics, and hospice and palliative care professionals have played a leading role in this process by focusing on the dignity of dying patients.

Developing a cancer prognosis, responding to patient messages, predicting adverse clinical outcomes, providing documentation support and even recommending optimal staffing volumes are all ways that ...

Primary care physicians spend the most time on the EHR compared with other physician specialties. Increased time spent on the EHR—especially when done after hours—may lead to emotional exhaustion and ...

Physician schedules often fail to account for time spent on nonpatient-facing tasks. R. John Sawyer, PhD, of Ochsner Health, shares what to change. Physician schedules often fail to block off the time ...

Medicare physician payment has dropped 33% since 2001. The influential Medicare Payment Advisory Commission outlines what Congress can do now. What’s the news: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ...