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Tobacco Use Screening In Community-Based Primary Care Clinics By Visit Modality During The Covid-19 Pandemic [Smoking cessation]

Annals of Family Medicine

In the years following the PHE, rates of screening for tobacco use decreased, particularly during telehealth visits. It is unknown if these changes in screening persist. Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 541 community-based clinics across 17 states in the OCHIN network from 01/01/2019-5/31/2023.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019. Interestingly, Medstar not only participates through its network of Medstar Medical Group practices, but is also a CTO serving Medstar and non-Medstar practices throughout the state.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

As a clinical process, MBC is distinct from other important healthcare concepts, such as behavioral health screening, diagnostic clarification, or program evaluation. (3, Health technology tools, such as electronic health records with embedded MBC capabilities, digital platforms for automated symptom tracking, data analytics (e.g.,

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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Screen pain objectively. “This study uncovered negative and positive provider, treatment, and system-related factors that contribute to these patients’ experiences and offered recommendations for improving care experiences.” Behavioral health boarding and ED overcrowding erode morale and increase the risk for errors for every patient.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction. Metrics for assessing physician activity using electronic health record log data. Sinsky CA, Rule A, Cohen G, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. RAISE Health.

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2021 Physician Holiday Gift Guide

Aspiring Minority Doctor

This year, I started using the CariPro electronic toothbrush and my mouth definitely feels cleaner. ProCompression Socks Throwback pic from one of my 2018-2019 24hr call shifts I swear by Pro Compression socks! To add more awesomeness to the mix, I was recently sent a water flosser to try out and I am loving it.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law Blog

Performance Metric FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Average Number of FDA Days to MDUFA IV Decision 72.62 As demonstrated by the statistics over the past five years (Table 2), the average number of Total Days (FDA Days + Industry Days) ranged from 127 to 159 calendar days. Average Number of Industry Days to MDUFA IV Decision 54.69