Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Journal Club serves as an essential platform in medical education for enhancing critical thinking skills, promoting evidence-based practice, and fostering scholarly discussions among residents. Last year, our Family Medicine Residency Program restructured the Journal Club to incorporate a more resident-driven approach.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This could impact prescribing and deprescribing medications for primary prevention.

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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.

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Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

In this blog, we’re going to outline four key ways temporary medical staff such as locum tenens providers can help healthcare facilities maintain continuity of high-quality patient care in the face of growing shortages. Enter temporary medical staff, such as locum tenens providers. Many healthcare facilities in the U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with schizophrenia who are admitted to academic medical centers (AMCs) has not been previously reported. from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data. Setting: AMCs within the US.

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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.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — On September 6, 2023, FDA announced its latest efforts to modernize the 510(k) process, outlining FDA’s latest improvements to strengthen the 510(k) Program and announcing release of three draft guidance documents.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 17, 2023

The AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition took place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on March 15-18, 2023.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

It’s clear traditional healthcare staffing solutions, such as in-house hiring, are no longer sufficient—read on for a deep dive on the limitations of permanent providers and why you should consider partnering with a locum tenens medical staffing network at your facility. What are the limitations of permanent healthcare staffing solutions?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We utilized AI tools in the qualitative software program Atlas.ti to complete an analysis of qualitative data collected from primary care clinician and staff perspectives on the use of anti-obesity medications. Intervention/Instrument: Semi-structured interview guide including questions about weight management.

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 13, 2024

The NORD report notes: “Genetic testing…is being increasingly utilized to help diagnose rare diseases, the majority of which are genetic in origin. Knowing link] Accessed February 2023. Which one of those 17 doctors ultimately was able to pull together the pieces of Alex’s health picture and suggest a diagnosis? None of them.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation. For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. Dragon Medical One.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — The Unique Device Identification (UDI) System final rule requires all medical devices to bear a unique numeric or alphanumeric code in easily readable plain-text and machine-readable form. So, what is special about September 24, 2023? By Philip Won & Lisa M.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank. This knowledge will help you make informed decisions when seeking medical care and avoid unexpected out-of-pocket expenses.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Gibbs & Ana Loloei & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA has long touted the use of real-world evidence ( RWE ). RWE is “the clinical evidence regarding the usage, and potential benefits or risks, of a medical product derived from analysis of RWD.” By Jeffrey N. percent of examples.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When FDA published the fiscal years (FY) 2023-2027 goals letter at the end of August, making known their commitments and planned initiatives for the coming years, we were both excited by many of the announcements, while recognizing the real success will come from how the Agency implements them.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won — In our last blog post , we advised medical device companies to consider applying to FDA’s Small Business Program to help with the noticeably higher user fees for FY2023. The small business fees for FY 2023 can be found here. Exemptions or Waivers.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? Also, while evidence for lab evaluation based on history and exam findings was established for adults, children were considered to have a medical etiology (organic psychosis) until proven otherwise. Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Cato — On June 1, CDRH announced that it is seeking public comment on questions regarding how CDRH can facilitate access to medical technologies designed for use outside of traditional clinical settings, particularly in the home. At-home medical technologies include, but are not limited to, monitoring and wearable devices (e.g.,

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality. Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

This blog provides an update on the DHT-related PDUFA VII goals that were targeted for completion in the first two quarters of FDA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, including: By the end of Q2 FY 2023, FDA will establish a DHT framework document to guide the use of DHT-derived data in regulatory decision-makings for drugs and biological products.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In fact, as of November 2023, the CMS’s Standards and Certification’s (S&C’s) Quality, Certification and Oversight Reports (QCOR) CLIA Laboratory Lookup Database shows 17,206 CLIA-certified laboratories. This is based on FDA’s reported 2018 review of the CLIA database. [2] of 510(k) decisions, respectively. [13]

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert FDA recently released 510(k) Third Party Review Program and Third Party Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Review which finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued in December 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 showed similar performance. By Adrienne R.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Anne K. On June 12, 2023, FDA issued a public notice to solicit comments on the information collection related to the voluntary submission of allegations of regulatory misconduct to CDRH. Any comments to the public notice must be submitted by August 11, 2023.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Jeffrey N. One less utilized method (and for good reason) to gain more certitude is the 513(g) Request for Information. According to the latest MDUFA performance report , only 25% of 513(g)s in fiscal year 2023 met the 60-day statutory time frame.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

After issuing an Order to Show Cause and Immediate Suspension of Registration in September 2022, and an administrative hearing in March 2023, DEA adopted the hearing Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ’s”) Recommended Decision to revoke Coconut Grove’s registration based on the public interest factors of 21 U.S.C. 21 C.F.R. §§ 1306.04(a),

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 4, 2023

The CARES Act also provides for an administrative hearing process that may be utilized under certain conditions following the formal dispute resolution process. The draft Monograph FDR Guidance clarifies that FDR is appropriate only when there is a scientific and/or medical dispute related to a final order. By Deborah L.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective Describe the population of patients referred to a palliative care clinic and observe their healthcare utilization patterns. Study Design Retrospective chart review of patients seen in a palliative care clinic between June 2023 and August 2023. Results The patients in the SMC had a mean age of 71.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2023

Outcomes of interest are more likely to be recorded in clinical records when the events are objective and require immediate medical attention (e.g., Tobolowsky & David B. Upon request, FDA will discuss with the applicant in a “pre-NDA” conference those tabulations that may be appropriate for such deletion.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

Utilization and variation of QMT was examined from quarter 1 (Q1) 2021 to Q2 2023. percent at 30 days between Q1 2021 and Q2 2023. The post Quality Improvement Initiative Ups Adherence to Medical Therapy for Heart Failure first appeared on Physician's Weekly. The researchers found that defect-free QMT improved from 4.7

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Standard of care for withdrawal involves utilization of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol revised (CIWA-Ar), a subjective score, and reflexive use of benzodiazepines despite notable associated risks and harms (hypotension, coma, respiratory depression). Study Design: Secondary data analysis.

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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. A greater social risk burden was linked to increased odds of unplanned healthcare utilization (severe vs none: OR, 3.5 [1.2-10.2])

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PEMBlog

MAY 15, 2023

Your history and medication reconciliation will assist in determining acquired vs congenital variants. Acquired long QT can be caused by electrolyte disorders, eating disorders and/or medications. Addressing these may require medical intervention or pacing depending on the etiology (medication related vs structural).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: Secondary data analysis of a retrospective cohort from 2017-2023. Use of mandatory precautions such as patient consent/treatment agreement and PDMP lookup was highly utilized, but use of patient-centered measures (e.g., Setting or Dataset: 4 primary care clinics (PCCs) across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Fetal Infant Mortality Reviews (FIMR) utilize abstracted health service records and family interviews to examine to identify root causes of infant mortality. Compared to cases without family interviews, cases with family interview were associated with a 7 times greater likelihood of identifying one or more medical stressors (CI 1.6-28.9,

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Houck — Scheduling Criteria Under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) Schedule I: • High potential for abuse; • No currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S.; and • Lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. HHS’ recommendations are binding on DEA as to scientific and medical matters.

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The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A study by Johns Hopkins in 2016 found that medical errors may potentially be the third leading cause of death nationwide. ’ Though it often does not come with the attending salary, medical trainees are getting paid to perform a service, and hospitals provide retirement plans to these individuals. So yes, humans make mistakes.

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