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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

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. Support continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions who require regular follow-ups.

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Pharmacists in Florida (and Elsewhere): Waive Prescribing Red Flags at Your Peril

FDA Law

By Larry K. District Court for the District of Texas on Zarzamora Healthcare LLC for repeatedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances “by filling prescriptions while ignoring red flags.” Florida’s Administrative Code requires pharmacists prior to dispensing to “review the patient record and each new and refill prescription.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

FDA Law

Medicare negotiation authority; encourage biosimilars and generic drug utilization). One proposal is a cap on out-of-pocket costs, primarily to help beneficiaries with expensive chronic conditions that can face large, even catastrophic, out-of-pocket spending every year. Part D currently has no such cap.