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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? And, as the NEJM article points out, there are no financial incentives to have nurses or other non-providers manage routine problems like hypertension in our current system.

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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. Both of our groups have walked the walk and have achieved superior and equitable patient outcomes, created fulfilling environments to practice medicine, and committed to managing the costs associated with care.”

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 1)

FDA Law

Maintaining complete and accurate records with direct, ongoing oversight by management reduces risk of internal employee pilferage and maximizes potential for early detection should diversion occur. Granted COVID has impacted regular DEA inspection schedules for most local DEA offices, but that is likely to change in the coming months.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 1)

FDA Law

Maintaining complete and accurate records with direct, ongoing oversight by management reduces risk of internal employee pilferage and maximizes potential for early detection should diversion occur. Granted COVID has impacted regular DEA inspection schedules for most local DEA offices, but that is likely to change in the coming months.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

education, income, number of previous hospitalizations) that also lead to clinical outcomes, not only race-based stratification. However, the diagnostic approach used to determine changes in clinical management of renal disease (i.e. This can contribute to a more holistic understanding of disease progression and management.

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Former FDAer Dr. Ellis F. Unger Joins Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. as Principal Drug Regulatory Expert

FDA Law

He completed his cardiology training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1987. Dr. Unger transitioned to the Office of Drug Evaluation-I in 2009, and became its Director in 2012.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. So transmission of other drug resistant organisms and C difficile to other patients in the hospital reduces if you control. Diff rates, for example at a unit level.