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Healthcare Quality Gaps in Chronic Pain Opioid Therapy

Physician's Weekly

Source: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-025-02881-3 The post Healthcare Quality Gaps in Chronic Pain Opioid Therapy first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Inadequate chronic pain care under long-term opioid therapy highlights the need for better Chronic Care Model integration in outpatient settings.

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"Sludge audits" identify obstacles to completing colorectal cancer screening

Common Sense Family Doctor

Paperwork required to sign up for health insurance and to establish care with a practice. A 2022 article in the Harvard Business Review introduced the term sludge to describe “these types of situations in which the design of a specific process consistently impedes individuals from completing their intended action.” Wait times.

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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Cost-sharing and education may improve access to GLP-1 therapies for obesity, but systemic barriers remain, requiring broader policy and clinical reforms. Other Persistent Barriers & Potential Solutions In another article not presented at the meeting, Stephanie W. They published their insights in Nature Medicine.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

Bill Skelton, founder of the Acupuncture Clinic here in Columbia, SC, gave me the film to watch and said he thought that as a Direct Primary Care physician and owner of Noreta Family Medicine, I would appreciate it. A third barrier is that insurance companies often do not pay for nutrition counseling. Have a good week!

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Telehealth Rollbacks Leave Patients Stranded

The Direct Doctors Difference

This recent Wall Street Journal article may have hit the nail on the head. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurance companies and state & federal regulators really reduced the requirements surrounding telehealth. Of course, certain things still need office visits, but many do not require them clinically.

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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

In this article, I’ll walk you through why urgent care could be your best option when time is of the essence. Understanding Its Role in Healthcare Urgent care clinics are designed to handle non-life-threatening situations that still require timely medical attention. What is Urgent Care? Why Choose Urgent Care?

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What Pharma Executives Secretly Think About the Future (But Won’t Admit Publicly)

The Medical Futurist

Sometimes, their private visions diverge from their public ones, and this article shares what they won’t admit publicly through four lenses. Some 3D printed drugs made strides some years ago by getting FDA approvals and undergoing clinical trials. One such trend is that of in silico clinical trials. It can screen more than 2.8