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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

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Government. Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. 2019 Jul 22;20(5):690-695. Characteristics, Clinical Care, and Disposition Barriers for Mental Health Patients Boarding in the Emergency Department. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383 West J Emerg Med.

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

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Recognizing that this out-of-pocket cost still represents a significant financial barrier for many patients, Pfizer proposed a Direct Copay Assistance Program for Medicare Part D beneficiaries using tafamidis. On June 27, 2019, Pfizer sought an OIG advisory opinion to ensure that its proposal would not run afoul of federal law.

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The Incredible Shrinking Exemption: FDA Final CDS Guidance Would Significantly Narrow the Scope of Exempt Clinical Decision Support Software Under the Cures Act

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Javitt — On September 28, 2022, the FDA issued the long anticipated final Clinical Decision Support Software Guidance (CDS Guidance), which replaces the revised draft guidance document from 2019. Criterion 2 : Non-Device CDS software functions display, analyze or print medical information about a patient or other medical information.

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DOJ Re-Brands Guidance Documents

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The federal government does its own version of rebranding with each change in administration. The memorandum cites the 2019 Supreme Court decision, Kisor v. clinical testing of implanted brain computer interface devices for patients with paralysis or amputation), enforcement (e.g., Wilkie , 139 S.

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The 340B Showdown: HRSA Proceeds Towards Enforcement Despite Litigation

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Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), which reported that discounted purchases totaled $38 billion in 2020, a 27% increase compared to 2019. Manufacturers may choose not to participate in this program, but the federal government will not reimburse for their outpatient drugs under Medicaid or Medicare Part B if they do not.

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News on FDA’s Quality Management Maturity Program-Maturity to Continually Improve and to not be Reactive

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By way of background, FDA first proposed using a QMM rating in its 2019 Report on Drug Shortages and Potential Solutions. On November 2, 2022, the FDA’s Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee held a meeting on CDER’s QMM Program.

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District Court Interprets EKRA

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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. His job was governed by an employment contract that contained both salary provisions and restrictive covenants.