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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

Relying solely on permanent staff can lead to periods of over- or under-staffing, as patient volumes fluctuate due to various factors: Seasonal illnesses (e.g., Why leverage a locum tenens medical staffing network? While permanent staff certainly have benefits, most healthcare facilities in the U.S. Planning for an increase in patient volume?

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A Historic Day in Drug Development: FDA Approves Amylyx’s Drug to Treat ALS, Demonstrating FDA’s Application of Appropriate Flexibility in Rare Diseases

FDA Law Blog

This is what these authors worked to do in 2010 and 2015 when we catalogued and characterized the application of appropriate flexibility in FDA approvals of orphan drugs, shedding light on these important issues (see coverage of here ). By Frank J. Sasinowski & James E.

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The Active Ingredient Stands Alone

FDA Law Blog

As a result of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) passed in 2010, the definition of a “biological product” expanded to include “proteins.” As we have explained before , that distinction is critical to assigning a particular product to the appropriate regulatory scheme.

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Long Time Passing: Where Have All the De Novo Decision Summaries Gone?

FDA Law Blog

The De Novo process provides a regulatory pathway to classify novel devices for which general controls alone or general and special controls provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for the intended use. The classification order identifies the special controls and therefore is extremely important.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010, increasing the availability of care to the current population of seniors, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found. Their growth has bolstered primary care, and, like doctors, they can specialize in particular branches of medicine.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

The hot sauces progressed from mild to extreme (and I mean extreme) heat. Can I just say…it works? Being asked a question with your mouth on fire, sweat streaming down your face, feeling the most awake and terrified you have ever been in your life, forces you to give an unadorned answer, straight from the heart. Lynn: Okay. Anne: GeriPal edition.

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Black History Month: 10 Champions of Children’s Health & Wellness

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Dr. Nkechy Ekere Ezeh, Founder & CEO Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative In 2010, Dr. Nkechy Ekere Ezeh led a collaborative process involving seven grassroots neighborhood organizations for the purpose of planning and designing an intentional preschool service system in the vulnerable neighborhoods of Grand Rapids, Michigan.