Health, Economic Impact of COVID-19 Set to Lessen in Coming Years
Health care use projected to normalize after decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending expected to decrease through 2024
AMA Poll: Most Physicians Continuing to Use Telehealth
Most users (93 percent) are conducting live, interactive video visits with patients, while 69 percent are conducting audio-only visits
Moderate Associations ID’d for Strabismus, Mental Health Disorders
Moderate associations seen with anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder, but not substance use disorder
Black Patients Still Underrepresented in Trials for New Drug Approvals
No improvement seen in representation of Black patients after implementation of a 2015 FDA action plan to improve diversity
Depression Linked to More Severe Dry Eye Disease
Participants who screened positive for depression had worse DED symptoms and composite DED sign score
Exhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
However, medical students who are underrepresented in medicine less likely to report disengagement
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
U.S. Senate Narrowly Confirms Califf to Head FDA
Califf briefly served as FDA commissioner toward the end of President Barack Obama's administration
Volume-Based Compensation Most Common Incentive for Doctors
Quality and cost performance incentives were common, but percentage of compensation based on these was modest
