A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 3, 2025

I wrote this in 2016, when my visits were shorter because that EMR was simpler. Government. Double booking is sometimes used as a strategy to manage no-shows. But the math is the same, no matter how long your normal appointments are. There really are no in-and-out quick visits anymore, thanks to our well meaning(?)

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Patients Appointment Patient-Centered Screening 130

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Key Health Care Budget Proposals: Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts and Enrollment Changes Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is typically funded through a partnership between the state and the federal government. Medi-Cal Minimum Medical Loss Ratio – Increases the minimum medical loss ratio for managed care plans, commencing January 1, 2026.

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Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 204

PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Government. Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007-2016. Alice Kuo and Ilene Claudius Podcast EIIC: Safe Control of the Agitated Patient Webinar Series with Dr. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources.

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Mental Health Management Patient-Centered Illness 98

FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The CDS Guidance interprets the “medical software” carve-out of the 21st Century Cures Act (2016) as it pertains to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) software functions. While the final guidance continues to borrow some IMDRF concepts, it no longer limits Non-Device CDS to software that informs clinical management (per the IMDRF guidelines).

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

10, 2016); East Main Street Pharmacy; Affirmance of Suspension Order, 75 Fed. Improper Dosing for Pain Management. The Government alleged that Gulf Med regularly filled prescriptions for patients who traveled “an unusual distance” to obtain their prescriptions. Holiday CVS, 77 Fed. and SND Health Care, L.L.C.; 27, 2010).

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IT Insurance Government Patients 40

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. You get me with one-finger-chords on the guitar if you’re watching on YouTube (best I could manage). Four percent. Eric: Yeah. Eric: Please.

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Illness IT Medical Provider 144

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

There has been no evidence that marijuana’s schedule should change since the last rescheduling review in 2016. The regulated cannabis marketplace brings in billions of dollars in revenue into state and federal governments, with predictions that cannabis sales will exceed $53 billion by 2027. In other words, no rescheduling.

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