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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Since we basically don’t have a clue, let alone agreement, about what Quality really is ( see my 2009 post “ Quality or Conformity? Instead, there was a dual focus of maximizing billing and controlling the “Quality” in clinician performance. Because of easy-to-use software, fewer people now use travel agents.

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2009 to 2018 saw increase in total expenditure for insulin

Medical Xpress

7 in the Journal of Diabetes. The price of insulin has increased in the United States, with the burden of out-of-pocket (OOP) costs rising considerably among uninsured individuals, according to a study published online Feb.

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Meta-analysis shows association between autism in children and cardiometabolic diseases

Medical Xpress

A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2009 to 2017 determined that approximately 1 in 44 children ages 3-17 are diagnosed with some form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

Since 2009, TPMG has been affiliated with Maryland-based MAPMG, which comprises nearly 1,800 physicians in 60 specialties, providing care for 768,000+ Kaiser Permanente members in the region. TPMG teams are sharing programs for diabetes management to support patients in NWP. Kaiser Permanente in Northern California received 4.5

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Identifying and Resolving Red Flags: DEA Continues to “Run it Up the Flagpole”

FDA Law Blog

12, 2012) (quoting Bob’s Pharmacy & Diabetic Supplies; Revocation of Registration, 74 Fed. 29, 2009)). Holiday CVS, L.L.C. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy Nos. 219 and 5195; Decision and Order , 77 Fed. 62,316, 62,341 (Oct. 19,599, 19,601 (Apr.

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