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By Michele Satterlund As technology innovations contin­ue to change the healthcare land­scape, Virginia’s policymakers have established a framework that expands access to ocular health­care while putting in place stan­dards to protect eye care patients. Senate Bill 1321, introduced by Sen. ...

In the 1970s, enterprising physicians began opening their practices after-hours to patients suffering minor ailments without an appointment. Patients avoided expensive emergency rooms, and they didn’t have to endure long waits to see their family doctors. The idea stuck. Shifting ...

Whoever coined the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” likely was in­spired by something other than the liability implications of pro bono med­ical services, but that proverbial wis­dom may have no clearer application in the health law arena than the ...

[Editor’s Note: Welcome to the next demographic group, Generation Z. These are the people who will be your clients, your employees and the members of your juries.] College admissions offices are already aggressively changing recruiting tactics to appeal to Generation ...

As access to quality healthcare continues to be an ever-present challenge, policymakers look for opportunities to eliminate unnec­essary burdens and reduce ineffi­ciencies to promote greater access to care. This includes ways to bet­ter use Virginia’s advanced prac­tice registered nurses (APRNs) ...

There are few things more discouraging than to invest significant time and effort in your career, only to want to quit because you feel burnt out. Burnout is a common yet preventable experience among hardworking professionals. It’s the feeling of ...

When a health care business files for bankruptcy, legal requirements for the handling of patient records can quickly become the focal point. “Health care business” is defined broadly under a body of federal statutes known as the Bank­ruptcy Code. The ...

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The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and School of Nursing are partnering to train physician-nurse pairs together for the first time, reports The Daily Progress.  

Internist Dr. Apostolos Dallas is being recognized this year by the American College of Physicians for his work outside his own office. The story from The Roanoke Times.