Private, Group, and Managed Care Practices Press Releases

The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) met in Cincinnati, Ohio for its 61st Annual Conference. Patty Licurs, CMA (AAMA), was elected as the 2017–2019 AAMA Secretary-Treasurer. In this capacity, Secretary-Treasurer Licurs, a resident of Gaffney, South Carolina, represents medical…

The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) met in Cincinnati, Ohio for its 61st Annual Conference. Mary Gambrell, CMA (AAMA), was elected as the 2017–2019 AAMA Trustee. In this capacity, Trustee Gambrell, a resident of Anderson, South Carolina, represents medical…

The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) met in Cincinnati, Ohio, for its 61st Annual Conference. Frank J. Favata III, CMA (AAMA), BS, was installed as the 2017–2019 AAMA Trustee. In this capacity, Favata, a resident of Derry, New Hampshire,…

Thousands of medical assistants across the country are being celebrated between October 16-20 in observance of Medical Assistants Recognition Week (MARWeek). Held every year during the third full week in October, MARWeek lauds the contributions of the profession at the heart of…

Medical assistants from across the country will meet Oct. 6–9 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to discuss trends that affect one of the nation’s fastest-growing careers. Sessions at the 61st Annual Conference of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) will cover…

​The U.S. population continues to age at a considerable rate. By 2050, the number of adults ages 65 and older projects to be double what it was in 2012, according to An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United…

Machiavelli once wrote: "Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times." Disruption leading to transformation is a paradigm shift futurist Jack Uldrich welcomes enthusiastically, especially when it comes to the future of health insurance.   In fact, Uldrich spends the…

Speakers will address dangerous trends facing private practice business owners in the changing healthcare climate. The event will showcase a new approach to wellness with emphasis on proactive, preventative care as opposed to reactive, well-care. Events will cover how physical…

​​​​​​Accu Reference Medical Lab adds a Luminex xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) to its lineup of highly sensitive, rapid response diagnostic tests. Diarrhea disease strikes more than two billion times globally each year and is a leading cause of child…

​​MedicalMine today announced ChARM TeleHealth - its cloud-based solution for medical practices to take advantage of an integrated EHR/PM/TeleHealth platform, accessible from browsers and mobile devices. Telehealth brings virtual patient visits to practices and patients, thus enabling convenient follow-up and…

​​​Beginning today, The Austin Diagnostic Clinic (ADC) will publish online patient ratings and comments for its 145 doctors and advanced practitioners.  The ratings, based on actual patient visits and surveys, are collected, monitored and distributed by an independent, patient satisfaction…

​​​It can take more than a big discount to get payers to buy into a new drug.  Although Merck is launching its new hepatitis C virus (HCV) medicine, Zepatier, at an approximate 30% discount to the “list” price of the…