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Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services. 2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance.

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Bouncebacks from SNFs: How one health system is making progress

Today's Hospitalist

That’s when the health system turned to a company that provides a turnkey SNF-care program. A struggle for enough staffing When the federal government launched the readmission penalty program in 2013, staff with OSF HealthCare knew their readmission rates fueled by bouncebacks from SNFs were running between 18% and 25%.

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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

Deana Hendrickson, 66, who provides daily care for three young grandsons in Los Angeles, sought an additional MMR shot, though she was vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella as a child, in case her immunity to measles had waned. 1, 2013, weren’t eligible for vaccination, but those even slightly younger were eligible.

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DSCSA’s Wholesale Drug Distributor and Third-Party Logistics Provider Regulations and Preemption of State Laws: Now Dancing on the “Floor” and the “Ceiling”

FDA Law Blog

As the drug distribution industry is well aware, and as blogged about here , on February 4, 2022, FDA published its long-awaited proposed rule titled “ National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-party Logistic Providers ” (87 Fed. 2) State regulation of third-party logistics providers. 6,708 (Feb.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Dave, MD, MPH , inquired how stressors may contribute to candidates failing the certification examination and Dr. McDonald stated that knowledge gaps were the primary cause, though ABIM provides safeguards to reduce stress like grace periods and consideration of compassionate exemptions for extraordinary life circumstances.

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FDA Abandons Its Defense of the LDT Rule, But is It Signaling an Increase in RUO Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog

Mullen At midnight on Friday, May 30, 2025, the governments deadline to notice an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texass decision vacating the LDT Rule lapsed without the government doing so. By Steven J. Gonzalez & Allyson B.

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Federal Marijuana Rescheduling: States Get Ready

FDA Law Blog

Governors, state cannabis regulators, law enforcement groups and local governments weighed in, as did marijuana advocates and opponents, marijuana industry associations, Members of Congress, federal law enforcement groups, healthcare and human rights groups, unions and trade associations, and private individuals. 21 U.S.C. §