2023, Patients, Provider and Telehealth

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

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics. for CA, 0.85

Appointment

Appointment Primary Care Family Medicine DO

Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Receipt of a stimulant prescription for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) via telehealth is not associated with an increased risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study published online June 11 in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Vinod Rao, M.D., Vinod Rao, M.D.,

Telehealth

Telehealth Relationship Hospital Appointment

MAFP Launches Interpreter Access Task Force

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 6, 2025

It will connect with other interested parties, including representatives from the interpreter and patient communities, to work on answering the following questions: What are the biggest barriers for patients in accessing interpreters? Is there a role for MAFP in addressing those barriers — and if so, what are the next steps?

Family Physician

Family Physician Primary Care Telehealth Community

2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

Despite projected shortages, the overall job outlook for a doctor in the United States is positive— according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , overall employment of physicians is projected to grow 4% between 2023 and 2033, which is as fast as the average for all occupations, healthcare or otherwise.

Private Practice

Private Practice Healthcare Internal Medicine Family Medicine

Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

APRIL 4, 2025

In This Issue : New Research: Teaching Patients about Climate Resilience Make the Pledge Today to Go Green Get Ready for Earth Day 2025 (part 2)! According to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown, mortality caused by extreme heat events increased by 53.7% from 2000 to 2018 among people over 65 years old. of total U.S.

Healthcare Professional

Healthcare Professional Healthcare Community Medical Advice

Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That emergency declaration is set to expire on May 11, 2023. The Ryan Haight Act did not limit the ability to prescribe controlled substance medications by telemedicine so long as the patient and prescriber had a least one in-person visit. 21 U.S.C. § 802(54)(D)(i).

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telecommunication Telehealth Medical

CDRH Seeks Public Comment on How to Increase Patient Access to At-Home Use Medical Technologies

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

According to the announcement, enabling patients to access medical devices beyond traditional clinical settings can help close the healthcare gap by delivering care “directly to patients, wherever they are – at home, at work, in cities, in rural communities.” telemedicine and telehealth solutions (e.g.,

Medical

Medical Patients Healthcare Electronics

Clinical Trials Join the Remote Work Revolution: FDA’s New Draft Guidance on Decentralized Clinical Trials

FDA Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

In a DCT, trial-related activities may occur in trial participants’ homes, at local health care providers’ offices, or in local clinical laboratories. With regard to clinical trial visits and activities, the draft guidance provides examples of the types of approaches that may be possible with a DCT.

Clinic

Clinic Telehealth Provider Electronics

As the Calendar Turns, Cybersecurity Remains Key Focus of Digital Health Enforcement

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Claud — As we turn into the New Year, we offer a few items of interest in digital and telehealth regulation, enforcement, and compliance that may provide some helpful guideposts for stakeholders. Digital providers and manufacturers not only have the concerns of the FDA to consider, but those of the FTC as well. By John W.M.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Patient-Centered Provider Telehealth

When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care.

ER

ER Telehealth Primary Care Doctor Appointment

Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

Ongoing reports from patients about anti-Asian hate experiences Should clinicians screen for Anti-Asian hate? This question, while providing an opportunity to talk about direct and indirect experiences, can be asked of all patients, and opens the door to conversations about anti-semitism, islamophobia, or anti-Black racism.

Mental Health

Mental Health Community Screening IT

Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Clinicians could care for patients across state lines, could prescribe opioids without in person visits, could bill at higher rates for telemedicine than previous to the pandemic. Many patients benefited, not only those isolating due to covid, but also patients in rural areas, patients who are homebound, and many others.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified

Senator Durbin Has Questions About FDA’s “Operational Capacity” to Oversee DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Amid Workforce Reductions – Don’t We All?

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2025

Senator Durbins letter references a January 2023 study from the Journal of the American Medical Association, which found that more than two-thirds of drugs advertised on television were considered to have low therapeutic value. Maximizing patient clinical outcomes and quality of life may ultimately minimize healthcare resource utilization.

Healthcare Professional

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

Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

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MAFP Launches Interpreter Access Task Force

2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Green Practice News: April 2025

Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

CDRH Seeks Public Comment on How to Increase Patient Access to At-Home Use Medical Technologies

Clinical Trials Join the Remote Work Revolution: FDA’s New Draft Guidance on Decentralized Clinical Trials

As the Calendar Turns, Cybersecurity Remains Key Focus of Digital Health Enforcement

When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

Senator Durbin Has Questions About FDA’s “Operational Capacity” to Oversee DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Amid Workforce Reductions – Don’t We All?

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