FDA Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

enable individuals to have virtual consultations with healthcare providers through video calls or online platforms), at-home diagnostics (e.g., How can the FDA facilitate individuals accessing medical technologies in remote locations when they are unable or unwilling to access care in clinical settings?

Medical 45

Medical Patients Healthcare Electronics 45

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

FDA hailed its authorization of the Lucira OTC home test for influenza and COVID-19 as “underscor[ing] the Agency’s continued commitment to increase availability of accurate and reliable at-home diagnostic tests” ( April 2023 FDA Update to CDC ). through August 30, 2023.

Manufacturing 59

Manufacturing Clinic IT Medical 59

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Laboratory evaluation should be based on individual patient history and exam. We need to choose wisely and act prudently for our patients, as individual practitioners and as accepting inpatient psychiatric facilities. Hosp Pediatr (2023) 13 (1): 66–71

Lab Testing 52

Lab Testing Medical Patients Mental Health 52

Today's Hospitalist

JUNE 7, 2025

Medical societies and hospitals are weighing in on periprocedural concerns in patients taking GLP-1s who need procedures or surgeries. That’s according to two internists who work closely with hospitalized patients who take GLP-1s. “I would not recommend starting a GLP-1 in the hospital.” Nor should they be.

Hospital 66

Hospital Management Diabetes Patients 66

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hot off the presses RCT in JAMA October 2023: Study that looks at 1000 female resident physicians at 26 sites that showed that coaching improved each outcome assessed (burnout, moral injury, imposter syndrome, self-compassion, and flourishing). AlexSmithMD 1. Beth: Yeah. Eric: Well, Greg, are there themes? I got to get my terms right.

Board-Certified 110

Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 110

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

High social risk burden in adults with IBD drives emergency care use and medication gaps—spotlighting the urgent need for social screening in clinical practice. Social risk burden was categorized as none (0/6 domains), mild (1/6), moderate (2/6), and severe (≥3/6).

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Transportation IT Insurance 52

The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For the better half of 2024, I have been periodically writing posts that are individual articles that double as potential chapters to a future book. Before we discuss each individual savings account, let us first highlight exactly what it means to ‘automate’ your savings. Saving money is simple but not easy.

Finance 52

Finance Individual Education Healthcare Professional 52

Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

The law directs Texas universities and hospitals to lead the research. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages. "If we had said were going to do this for the homeless or the prison population, the Legislature might not have been as willing to get on board," he added.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health IT Medical Specialization 52

FDA Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

To address the underlying causes of shortages, the White Paper suggests that the creation (by Congress) of two programs that link inpatient hospital purchasing and payment decisions to supply chain resilience practices would better incentivize investments in mature manufacturing practices. methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine).

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Manufacturing Government Hospital 59

GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. How should we care for unrepresented individuals in inpatient and outpatient settings? Why not use the older term unbefriended?

Patient-Centered 109

Patient-Centered IT Patients Healthcare 109

PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She aims to become a physician-scientist in pediatrics and medical genetics, engaging in bench-to-bedside research that utilizes multi-omics-based approaches to provide a molecular diagnosis and support personalized care for individuals with suspected rare genetic diseases and their families. Updated 2023 Jul 17].

Consulting 59

Consulting Individual Families Family 59

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Paramedics can provide life-saving treatment on the way to the hospital. Paramedics can provide immediate emergency interventions on the way to the hospital, including oxygen support and life-saving medications. Infections or allergic reactions can block your airway and lead to life-threatening complications.

ER 52

ER Telehealth Primary Care Doctor Appointment 52

GeriPal

MAY 18, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Hot off the press is a brand spanking new updated 2023 AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. Todd: There are some studies that’ll show decreased readmission if they’re stopped in hospital. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

Medical 97

Medical IT Patients Clinic 97

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Michaels Hospital in Toronto, and health justice activist. link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Today we talk with Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician at St.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare IT Community Illness 100

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I was very close with my grandparents growing up, and then I actually was exposed to geriatrics as a pre-med student at Yale New Haven Hospital as one of the volunteers and Dr. Sharon Inouye’s initial help trial and had a fabulous role model Dr. Verano, who I wanted to be. Ryan: Actually, a very similar story as to Jerry.

Board-Certified 91

Board-Certified IT Community Medical Student 91

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

JAMA IM 2023 A shout-out to my NPR episode on 1A titled the “State of Hospice Care” DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed in this podcast are independent of AAHPM and HPNA, or the Annual Assembly. We don’t want people dying in the hospital if their goal is to be at home.

IT 113

IT Provider Patients Families 113

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. It also feels like, I also grew up in med school in a three hospital system. There’s the variation between the hospitals, feels like there’s cultural issues that play a role. So I just can’t keep going. Alex: That’s great. Eric: Yeah.

Patient-Centered 111

Patient-Centered Patients IT Healthcare 111

FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In addition, criterion one can also apply to technologies and device features aimed at improving accessibility, defined as “an individual or group’s capacity to benefit from a medical device or procedure.” By Philip Won & Lisa M.

Medical 53

Medical Diagnosis Healthcare Clinic 53

GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. James 00:32 Good afternoon.

Illness 107

Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 107

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. They followed them during the course of their hospital stay.

IT 99

IT Patient-Centered Families Family 99

Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

As is the case internationally, sucrose is used widely in New Zealand, but there is considerable variation in protocols of use across hospitals. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages. No national guidelines for best practice exist. Whats more, pain isnt always managed.

IT 53

IT Management Vaccination Medical 53

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. 2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. Pain Manag Nurs. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.11.004. 2023.11.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38129210. Kleinman, A. The illness narratives suffering, healing, and the human condition.

IT 137

IT Families Family Physicals 137

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite this, screening rates among eligible individuals remain low. Dataset: Electronic medical records (EMR) from an 8-hospital health system in Southeast Michigan. Population Studied: Patients 50-80 years old without lung cancer eligible for LCS from April 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023.

Screening 130

Screening Insurance Electronics Healthcare 130

GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

Today we talk with Margot Kushel about how we got here, including: That sense of powerlessness as a clinician when you “fix up” a patient in the hospital, only to discharge them to the street knowing things will fall apart. What are the structural factors and individual factors that contribute to homelessness?

Mental Health 123

Mental Health IT Community Individual 123

GeriPal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I was also working there at an adult day center for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other related dementias. We really don’t want seniors living at home alone when we know it’s dangerous for them and it’s going to make them end up in the hospital and go to a nursing home. Alaine: Yeah. Lee: Yeah. But, you know.

Family 96

Family Families IT Patient-Centered 96

FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The governors (of Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey and New York) thanked the President for his leadership in directing the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to reconsider the current scheduling of cannabis and HHS’ August 2023 rescheduling recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”).

Medical 59

Medical Manufacturing IT Education 59

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The way we were treating him with dementia in the hospital, the way we talked about him, that he’s not there. Malaz: … to restrain them in the hospital. You come over to the clinic, you go to the hospital, you provide service, and the insurance and you negotiate how much you’re going to get paid.

Patient-Centered 125

Patient-Centered IT Families Family 125

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Hospitals are hazardous places for older adults. These hazards include delirium, malnutrition, falls, infections, and hospital associated disability (which about ⅓ of older adults get during a hospital stay). 2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. Annals of Int Med.

Hospital 115

Hospital Patient-Centered Supply Chain IT 115

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2023

“Gillette” Gillette-Pierce May 2, 2023 Summary: This episode highlights the psychosocial and cultural considerations for providing healthcare to immigrant and refugee populations. A lot of compounding trauma occurs at the border that has potential downstream mental health implications for individuals and their families. link] Saadi.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Provider Clinical Practice Clinic 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

But it feels the same in that I was on call a lot over the summer, and I took care of a lot of people behind those hospital walls. And when you look at the numbers, actually last year in 2023, even though we’re in a recovery phase, there were more than 75,000 deaths. And, you know, some people are still getting very sick.

Vaccination 127

Vaccination IT Patient-Centered Patients 127

PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2025

The episode emphasizes thoughtful, individualized care in the context of rising vaccine hesitancy and declining immunization rates. So as of the 2023-24 school year, about 3.3% 2023 translates to about 80,000 kids in the United States, and vaccination coverage varies across states. So in the 2023-24 school year.

Vaccination 66

Vaccination Illness IT Clinic 66

PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2023–24 School Year. Greater than 50 percent of kids under 12 months of age with pertussis could require hospitalization. Infants with apnea, cyanosis, or feeding difficulties should obviously be admitted to the hospital.

IT 52

IT Vaccination Diagnosis Complication 52

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

See the AAHPM Legislative Action Center [link] Write to the DEA, with guidance from AAHPM’s comments to the DEA March 2023. If you look at just the latest statistics in terms of how many hospitals have a dedicated palliative care service, it’s increased and grown over time. Start with a story as Carly did in her Op Ed.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Gaunt and feverish, he went to the hospital and learned he had AIDS. His mother slept at his hospital bedside for two weeks: “She said, ‘God got you.’” in 2023, compared with about $16 billion in annual federal funds for HIV in recent years. . “I thought my family was going to disown me,” he said.

Government 52

Government Community Family Families 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 27, 2025

Nursing homes have struggled to replace licensed nurses, who can find better-paying jobs at hospitals and doctors’ offices, as well as nursing assistants, who can earn more working at big-box stores or fast-food joints. In 2023 he moved into one of the skilled nursing small houses, where Conteh started caring for him.

Community 52

Community Internal Medicine Families Family 52

GeriPal

APRIL 17, 2025

I think it was the 2023 World Series where Dusty Baker faced off as the manager of the Houston Astros against David Roberts. It was last month, a staff meeting where the leadership wanted to staff up the mornings and decrease the number of rounders, and they wanted to staff up the hospital admitter to the mornings.

IT 70

IT Community Government Management 70

Physicians News Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

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. are tested for jaundice before discharge from hospitals.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Hospital Diagnose Medical 52