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CDC Panel Recommends COVID-19 Shots Be Added To 2023 Childhood and Adult Vaccination Schedules
COVID-19 shots should be added to the 2023 childhood and adult vaccination schedules, according to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The panel voted 15-0 on Thursday to recommend COVID-19 shots from Moderna Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Novavax Inc. Read more
Texas Among States Seeing High Rate of Influenza, Data Show
According to the CDC, “in the week ending Oct. 8, the latest data, Texas is one of five states that has a high rate of influenza.” Separately, according to recent Austin Public Health data, “two schools in Travis County have reported outbreaks” and “locally, 6% of visits to clinics or doctor’s offices have been for influenza. Continue reading
New TMA Committee Aims to Protect Private Practice
Small and solo practices are struggling in the face of physician pay cuts, the pandemic, and inflation. TMA's new Ad Hoc Committee on Independent Physician Practice is focused on finding solutions and ensuring that this practice model remains an attractive option for physicians. Read more
Experts Raise Concern Over Winter COVID-19 Surge As New Variants Gain Traction
CNN reports, “A flurry of new Covid-19 variants appears to be gaining traction globally, raising fears of a winter surge.” In the US, “these are BQ.1, BQ.1.1, BF.7, BA.4.6, BA.2.75 and BA.2.75.2.” While “Covid-19 cases are dropping” as the nation “moves into the fall,” experts “fear that the downward trend may soon reverse itself, thanks to this gaggle of new variants.”
Electronic health record (EHR) vendors must conduct a major software upgrade by Dec. 31, physician offices should be prepared
Vendors are responding to changes called for by the 21st Century Cures Act, a bipartisan U.S. law that aims to promote innovation in health care technology in ways that deliver information more conveniently and transparently for both patients and physicians. Read more
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