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

A Country Doctor Writes

We provide many more services over the phone and virtually and we have a whole division for preventative care. Since we basically don’t have a clue, let alone agreement, about what Quality really is ( see my 2009 post “ Quality or Conformity? We meet people where they are and in many different ways.

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

Permanente Medicine

NWP and TPMG are physician-led, independent Permanente Medical Groups who partner exclusively with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to provide care for their patients in Oregon, southwest Washington, and Northern California. Consolidation of hospitals, medical groups, and health plans are occurring throughout the United States,” said Dr. Koh.

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

FDA Law Blog

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. Part 1 provides background and explains the scope of DEA cyclic and on-site inspections. 21 U.S.C. § We expect this trend to continue.

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

FDA Law Blog

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. Part 1 provides background and explains the scope of DEA cyclic and on-site inspections. 21 U.S.C. § We expect this trend to continue.

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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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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. And that led to many specialists doing work and advancing their fields within their professional societies, providing guidance and so on for older adults.

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary We recently published a podcast on palliative care for kidney failure, focusing on conservative kidney management. Today we’re going to focus upstream on the decision to initiate dialysis vs conservative kidney management. We also discuss (without trying to get too wonky!) Let it be (hint hint).