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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

I wrote this in 2016, when my visits were shorter because that EMR was simpler. But the math is the same, no matter how long your normal appointments are. Not only have we shortened medical appointments to 15 minutes. A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication. We also sometimes double book them. Government.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

We’ve all been through this as a kid and childhood memories stick with us, just recalling this might send a shiver down your spine. No one likes to go to the dentist although everyone knows how crucial oral health is and how strongly it is connected to our overall health. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

With remote-controlled medical robots, caretakers can interact with their patients, check on their living conditions and the need for further appointments. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine. But there is undoubtedly impressive progress.

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iJIG Method for Fixed Hybrid Prosthesis using the CEREC Primescan, Digital Imaging

CDOCS

& This process included& well-choreographed steps beginning with an initial impression to make a custom tray which would be used at the following appointment.& <sup>1</sup> In total, these 3 appointments could take up to 4 weeks to complete.</span></span></p>

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

I’m just stunned even writing that! We’ve come so far as a field. This isn’t to say we’ve “made it” – more to say that we’ve reached a new stage of maturation of the field – in which the evidence we are discussing is frequently high quality randomized trial level data. -@AlexSmithMD Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

We used all of our political capital to make sure it happens in Chicago, which is where we started for the literature Updates back in 2016, back when it was just me and Ken, and then we brought in Alex, like two years later. Annie 05:16 So if you look back in history, I think Eric and Ken have been doing this since 2016. Of course.

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Do You Hear What I Hear? One Year of OTC Hearing Aids

FDA Law Blog

Following this, in June 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) made a similar recommendation of creating a new category of OTC “wearable hearing devices.” According to HIA, OTC hearing aid sales are estimated from 100,000 to one million units.