Practice Management
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COVID-19: What will happen to physician income this year?
Opinion
Practice During the Pandemic
I have nothing but sympathy for those who are not emeritus, who have practices to sustain and families to feed.
News from the FDA/CDC
Operation Quack Hack: FDA moves to stop fraudulent COVID-19 products
Some companies are selling fraudulent products with claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, diagnose or cure coronavirus.
Opinion
Volunteering during the pandemic: What doctors need to know
Just as others helped me achieve my goal of volunteering, I hope I can guide those who would like to do similar work by sharing details about my...
Feature
COVID-19: Eight steps for getting ready to see patients again
You may need to hire temporary workers if your staff tests positive.
From the Journals
COVID-19 death rate was twice as high in cancer patients in NYC study
The overall case fatality rate was 28% for cancer patients with COVID-19 and 14% for noncancer COVID-19 patients.
Feature
Three months of COVID-19 may mean 80,000 missed cancer diagnoses
A backlog of 22 million canceled or postponed tests for five common cancers is expected by early June.
Feature
Cancer screening, monitoring down during pandemic
Use of some tests came to “a near standstill” in early April.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA tightens requirements for COVID-19 antibody tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tightening requirements for companies that develop COVID-19 antibody tests in an effort to combat fraud...
From the Journals
Excess cancer deaths predicted as care is disrupted by COVID-19