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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

FDA Law Blog

The Court explained that the unsigned prescriptions sent to physicians are best understood as proposals for care, not as referrals. 2024) , which affirmed Marchettis conviction for receiving illegal kickbacks but determined that most of his actions did not violate the AKS. In contrast to its decision in United States v. Polin , 194 F.3d

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. How to think about primary and specialized palliative care in this setting. The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. Some will have stronger relationships with hospice. What do we know about.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated. Choose a professional who is going to listen, is qualified to perform the treatments, has a close relationship with their on-site physician, and will always keep your best interests a top priority.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

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Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. Here’s a bit of it.

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

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Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. Lexy: The domains were meaning and purpose, relationships, transcendence and peace, and self-worth and identity, and we developed those. There was an assessment that was focused on four spiritual domains. Eric: Karen.

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Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe

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And we got this as a hospice referral, and could we, you know, take her on and support her in hospice? I know that food and drink gets its own sort of special category in a lot of are thinking, but I think of it as very. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. And honestly, this was not a well planned out thing.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

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And interesting enough, this is a really fascinating study that just got published in JAMA I M in December of 2024. Ideally the conversation would happen before, but also clinicians were able to make referrals to facilitators. And that included scheduling a visit with a, with a facilitator who had been specially trained.