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Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To evaluate the associations between opioid dose tapers with continued opioid use and opioid tapers with discontinuation, and subsequent pain-related utilization primary care visits, ED encounters, and hospitalizations. 1.31) and hospitalizations (aIRR 0.74, 95% CI: 0.54-1.02).

Primary Care

Primary Care Management Utilities Chronic Condition

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

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: High-utilizer patient populations reflect poor health for those patients and high resource use for health systems. Few studies of high-utilization patient programs found improvements in the intervention groups compared to controls. Setting: Safety net hospital/clinic system in Fort Worth, Texas. 25% decrease], p=.02),

Utilities

Utilities Primary Care Finance Patients

From Crisis to Recovery: Evaluating the Evolution of Patient Care in Academic Medical Centers Through the COVID-19 Era [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID pandemic disrupted global healthcare, impacting Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) in the United States, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of its effects on healthcare delivery and utilization. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered Medical Utilities Patients

How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers, Systems, and Patient‑Experience scores —and word of mouth—suffer when bias is perceived, jeopardizing both reimbursement and community trust. Assuming that chest discomfort is “just anxiety” in a patient with a panic disorder can delay acute coronary syndrome work‑ups.

Mental Health

Mental Health Physicals Patient-Centered Patients

Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. At its core, the technology utilizes sophisticated speech recognition to transcribe a conversation in the exam room or at the bedside. That’s the essence of ambient dictation. References: 1.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered Telemedicine Clinic Electronics

Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

education, income, number of previous hospitalizations) that also lead to clinical outcomes, not only race-based stratification. Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. 2019 Jun 25;73(24):3234]. 2019;322(2):113-114.

Clinic

Clinic Education Clinical Practice Patient-Centered

You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Olivia Ostrow, MD Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada olivia.ostrow@sickkids.ca The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr.

Patients

Patients Illness Hospital Management

Corporate Liability from Employee Diversion: Costly on Many Fronts

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Moreover, the non-prosecution agreement resulting from the criminal investigation illustrates the extent of liability for hospitals and other health care entities and the importance to maintain robust controls and oversight over employee activities related to dispensing and administering controlled substances. 4, 2022).

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Provider Government Management

Gender Disparities and Treatment Gaps in LDL-C

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

The following is a summary of “Bridging Gaps in LDL-C Management: Utilization of Lipid-Lowering Therapies, Gender Disparities, and the Impact of Cardiology Visits on Secondary Prevention,” published in the June 2025 issue of American Journal Cardiology of by Sedrakyan et al.

Consulting

Consulting Utilities Relationship Management

Episode 232: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 15 – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician + Community Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 5, 2022

Dr. Margot Kushel is a Professor of Medicine and Division Chief at the Division of Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative. Published April 5, 2019. January 18, 2019.

Community

Community Patient-Centered Emergency Room Medical

CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Penalties for “Misclassification” The Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 added new penalties to the Medicaid rebate statute for knowingly misclassifying a covered outpatient drug. The most noteworthy are the following: 1. See 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(b)(3)(C)(iii). 1396r-8(k)(3).

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Utilities Provider IT

Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. Because people, they go to the hospital, then they revoke. Go ahead, Lauren.

Families

Families Family IT Patients

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

In Turkey, the COVID-19 vaccination program is performed both in primary care family medicine units and in hospitals. Immunization, 2019. Primary care visits increase utilization of evidence-based preventative health measures. REFERENCES World Health Organization. BMC Fam Pract. 2020;21(1):151. 2020;38(45):7049-7056.

Vaccination

Vaccination Healthcare Professional Healthcare Primary Care

The impact of gun violence and practical tips on firearm safety: A podcast

PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

I’m Dr. Carney and I am a pediatric resident at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. From 2019 to 2020, the rate of firearm related deaths among children increased by 30%. Children’s Defense Fund. 2022, March 18). Retrieved October 7, 2022, from [link] Episode Transcript [Kit] Hello! Thank you for hosting us, Brad!

Families

Families Family Mental Health Healthcare

Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A May 2019 CMS final rule that would have required drug TV advertisements to disclose the WAC of the drug was challenged by a group of pharmaceutical companies and vacated on statutory grounds by the D.C. Medicare negotiation authority; encourage biosimilars and generic drug utilization).

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Supply Chain Patient-Centered Utilities

Primary Care Digest

Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]

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

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From Crisis to Recovery: Evaluating the Evolution of Patient Care in Academic Medical Centers Through the COVID-19 Era [Big data]

How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Using technology to reclaim our time

Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

Corporate Liability from Employee Diversion: Costly on Many Fronts

Gender Disparities and Treatment Gaps in LDL-C

Episode 232: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 15 – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician + Community Perspectives

CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

The impact of gun violence and practical tips on firearm safety: A podcast

Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

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