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

Permanente Medicine

Consolidation of hospitals, medical groups, and health plans are occurring throughout the United States,” said Dr. Koh. Hospital Model of Care: NWP will work with TPMG on the Hospital Model of Care and Telecritical Care, a virtual care program for patients in the ICU. Kaiser Permanente in Northern California received 4.5

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

Physician's Weekly

Maria is among what the federal government estimates are 2.6 without legal permission — along with the providers and community workers that help them — are anxiously weighing the benefits of pushing forward with Medi-Cal applications against the risks of discovery and deportation by the federal government.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

2021 Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers’ Reported Care Experiences. I’m very proud of the work that we do every day and we take care of patients and families no matter where they live or who they are to help them meet their end of life goals. How do we make this work for patients and families?

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

This long and sordid history of gabapentin and pregabalin is beautifully described in Seth Landefeld and Mike Steinman 2009 NEJM editorial. Eric: And we have Tasce Bongiovanni, who is an acute care trauma surgeon at UCSF and the San Francisco General Hospital. These are families who are in distress. Annals of IM.

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Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

Physician's Weekly

Nursing homes have struggled to replace licensed nurses, who can find better-paying jobs at hospitals and doctors’ offices, as well as nursing assistants, who can earn more working at big-box stores or fast-food joints. Conteh said taking care of elders is embedded in the culture of African families.