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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. S&G Labs is primarily compensated by patient’s insurance providers. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. S&G Labs is primarily compensated by patient’s insurance providers. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

Our last podcast was with Laura Petrillo in 2018 – 5 years ago seems ancient history – though many of the points still apply today (e.g. Nadine: I would argue, insurance doesn’t agree, that anyone with diabetes should be on a CGM at least initially for behavior modification. Goldilocks zone).

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Eric: For those of you don’t know, Emmy was on our podcast back in 2018 … man, pre-COVID times. I’ve worked in hospital settings as an occupational therapist, inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab. Emmy: I was seeing people in the hospital setting, saying they had had a massive brain injury.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. Michele: The article was 2018, but I think Bonnie read the article more recently. Eric: How long ago was this? Alex: A few years back.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

Open since 2005 her community clinic has inspired Americans to create ideal hospitals and clinics nationwide. Isn’t it weird that now we’re labeling the majority of doctors with burnout in 2018? These human rights violations are perpetuated in first-world brand-name hospitals. Does that make any sense at all?

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

Helen Haskell’s 15-year-old son, Lewis, died after surgery in 2000 because weekend hospital staffers didn’t realize he was in shock. Haskell, of Columbia, South Carolina, has done research and helped write AHRQ-published surveys and guidebooks on patient engagement for hospitals. Now, the naysayers have triumphed.