New Billing Guidelines Do Not Ease Burden of EHR Documentation
Implementation of new guidelines did affect distribution of levels of service billed for evaluation and management patient visits
Prior Authorization Impacts Care, Workforce Productivity
AMA urges employers to ask insurers, employees about the impact of prior authorizations
Woman Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant
Cord blood contained a mutation that blocks HIV entry into cells and came from a partially matched donor
U.S. Senate Narrowly Confirms Califf to Head FDA
Califf briefly served as FDA commissioner toward the end of President Barack Obama's administration
11.5 Percent of Under 65-Year-Olds Uninsured in 2020
Adults aged 18 to 64 years living in non-Medicaid expansion states twice as likely to be uninsured as those living in expansion states
Many Young People Unaware of Risks of Oral Sex
Youths suggest increased use of protection could occur with better knowledge, better protection options, normalization in popular culture
Top White House Science Adviser Resigns After Probe Into ‘Disrespectful’ Behavior
Eric Lander said his resignation is effective 'no later than February 18 in order to permit an orderly transfer'
Physician Mental Health Has Declined During the Pandemic
Findings show an increase in mental health, substance use-related visits among Canadian physicians
First Shots Given in Trial of Moderna mRNA-Based HIV Vaccine
Vaccine uses mRNA technology to deliver HIV-specific antigens that could trigger an immune response against the virus
Long-Acting Cabotegravir Not Necessarily Cost-Effective for PrEP
Benefits do not necessarily justify large price difference compared with generic F/TDF for men who have sex with men and transgender women
