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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Population Studied Adult patients scheduled for in-person or telehealth visits between 01/2019-06/2023. remain between 15-30%, costing $150 billion annually.

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Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Few studies of high-utilization patient programs found improvements in the intervention groups compared to controls.

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. All healthcare professionals will have patients who are directly or indirectly impacted by the carceral system.

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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. Clinician burnout and its impact on healthcare delivery: A narrative review. Healthcare (Basel). Mayo Clin Proc. 2022;97(7):1307-1315.

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FDA Issues Unsupported Safety Warning Regarding Surgical Robots for Cancer Treatment

FDA Law Blog

FDA issued the same type of warning regarding RAS devices and mastectomy back in February 2019 suggesting that FDA believes the problem has persisted. Thus, this part of the Act becomes that much more important to healthcare providers innovating in the field of medicine. 21 U.S.C. §

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. S&G Labs has no contractual relationships with the entities that referred clients to S&G Labs. 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added). 18 U.S.C. § EKRA Issue.

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. S&G Labs has no contractual relationships with the entities that referred clients to S&G Labs. 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added). 18 U.S.C. § EKRA Issue.