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Association of Tobacco Assessment and Cessation Assistance with Social Determinants of Health Risk in Primary Care [Smoking cessation]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 11 community-based clinics within a safety-net system in the Midwest from 07/01/2021-3/31/2024. Results: Among 119,926 patients, 40% did not have SDOH assessed; 31% had 3 or more social needs identified during screening, 11% had 2, 7% had 1, and 11% had no social needs.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

As a clinical process, MBC is distinct from other important healthcare concepts, such as behavioral health screening, diagnostic clarification, or program evaluation. (3, Health technology tools, such as electronic health records with embedded MBC capabilities, digital platforms for automated symptom tracking, data analytics (e.g.,

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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. Metrics for assessing physician activity using electronic health record log data. Published May 13, 2024. Healthcare (Basel). 2022;10(7):1286.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

FDA is extending the comment period on the notice published September 20, 2024 ( 89 FR 77162 ). Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by December 19, 2024, to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session. But experts say the risks can be lowered through heart screenings, close monitoring and giving magnesium before and during treatment, The Times added in its report.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

GeriPal

Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. It is a screening? And so then it would be nice to have those other than the chaplains, be aware of the spiritual component and then just ask some basic screening questions. I guess FICA is not as cool as SKY.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Now, newborn screening, or NBS, includes testing newly born infants for certain IEMs. If the patient has a metabolic plan, whether it’s in their electronic medical record and or in their carrier gibbous fans. References Jeanmonod R, Asuka E, Jeanmonod D. Pediatr Rev.