Practice Management

Racial stereotypes may play a role in the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic, according to Business Insider.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlined the changes to the meaningful use hardship exceptions, detailed in the Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, according to Medscape.

The American Medical Association launched an innovation company in Silicon Valley — Health2047.

A Transparency Market Research report found the global primary care market will expand at a steady rate over the next few years.

Tens of thousands of patients have filed compensation claims for enduring crippling pain from DePuy's wrong size implants, according to Tech Times.

Seventy-three percent of young physicians were faced with student loan debt after completing with medical school, according to the 2015 Report on U.S. Physicians' Financial Preparedness.

A majority (55.34 percent) of U.S. physicians own guns, according to MD Magazine's survey of 928 physicians.

Young physicians under 40 years old may be torn about whether to start paying off medical school debt or start saving for retirement. AMA Insurance created a five-step strategy for young physicians to get a hold on their finances.

The Medscape Orthopedics Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout reported eight statistics on assets and net worth.

The Affordable Care Act has changed the physician-patient relationship in many ways, according to "Losing Our Way in Healthcare: The Impact of Reform," by Kevin Campbell, MD, and reported in USA News.