The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios By Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! Thank you for reading the latest post in our “Clinical Reasoning Corner”, where we discuss key clinical reasoning principles that shape how we think through cases. To do that, we need to rely on LRs.

Clinic 52

Clinic Diagnosis Hypertension Patients 52

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider. Doctor appointment length PCP appointment duration If you have multiple issues to discuss, be sure to mention that when scheduling so the clinic can allot enough time.

Primary Care 100

Primary Care Appointment Telehealth PCP 100

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

By: Franco Murillo Reviewed by: Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers. Demonstrate the utility of an illness script in clinical reasoning 4.- An illness script is a clinical reasoning tool used by clinicians to collect and retrieve clinically relevant information about a particular condition. Objectives: 1.-

Illness 52

Illness Clinic Utilities Lab Testing 52

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

My longitudinal project addressed both the 80% of occupational drivers of engagement or burnout (per research in Mayo Clinic Proceedings ) and the 20% within an individual’s control. So, this blog series will explore how investing in physical health —a critical component of overall well-being— can make an impact.

Physicals 130

Physicals DO Family Medicine Family 130

The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Blog post – by Smitha Want to test your learning? She spends her free time with her husband, fellow clinical problem solver Zaven Sargsyan, and their ever-more-mobile 8-month-old son. Clinical manifestations are varied, most typically presenting as a chronic pulmonary infection in immunocompetent individuals and either localized (e.g.,

Clinic 52

Clinic Diagnosis Complication Internal Medicine 52

Sound Physicians

JUNE 16, 2025

Intentional workflows: You have to be intentional about integration—training, performance reviews, and establishing key performance indicators are foundational to success. Posted in Emergency Medicine , Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. All rights reserved.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Hospital Integrated Care Clinic 52

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Below is a summary of the findings published in that review, which includes structural and operational approaches as well as interventions for clinical encounters. I discussed this debate in my previous blog post. Vaccine hesitancy is the delay in accepting or refusing vaccination despite the availability of vaccination services.

Vaccination 130

Vaccination Healthcare Professional Integrated Care Healthcare 130

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 24, 2025

There are plenty of physicians I know who under-fuel - maybe I’ll offer a follow up blog down the road on that topic. Disclaimer #2 – I’m writing about the common issues affecting physicians with room to improve their nutrition - specifically those who often overeat or eat mainly nutrient-sparse, calorie-dense foods.

Individual 130

Individual Specialization IT Family 130

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

An accompanying blog post touts the new Guidance as potentially “one of the most important documents you’ll read in 2022.” By Riëtte van Laack & Ricardo Carvajal — On Dec. 20, 2022, FTC announced the publication of its Health Products Compliance Guidance (“new Guidance”).

IT 105

IT Provider Clinic 105

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As we outlined in a previous blog , by FDA’s own (artificially low) estimate, the agency anticipates in will receive, in a single year: 32,160 510(k) premarket notifications; 4,210 PMAs, PDPs, Panel-Track PMA Supplements; and 4,020 de novo This is 10 times the number of submissions the agency currently receives in a year across all device types.

IT 116

IT Management Clinic Medical 116

Sound Physicians

JUNE 9, 2025

Family practitioners hold critical knowledge about that patient’s health history to help guide a more successful stay in the hospital. Posted in Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. So, what’s the best strategy to help reduce length of stay (LOS)?

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Hospital Patient-Centered Clinic 52

Sound Physicians

MARCH 12, 2025

While we primarily partner with our own Sound specialty teams , we also work independently with employed and other outsourced clinical teams. Posted in Critical Care Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. Receive blog updates directly to your inbox. All rights reserved.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Community Hospital Patients 52

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — As an end of the year gift, FDA finalized its guidance document, Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations , in late December. The guidance addresses the use of DHTs in clinical investigations of drugs, biologics, and medical devices.

Clinic 105

Clinic Manufacturing Provider Electronics 105

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

Many have noted that FDA has been slow to recover We’ve blogged before on FDA’s post-pandemic inspection work, writing about the resumption of both good manufacturing practice (GMP) and bioresearch monitoring (BIMO) inspections. In other words, the inspectional output was inversely proportional to the importance of clinical research.

Clinic 59

Clinic IT Manufacturing Government 59

PEMBlog

MARCH 20, 2024

After searching 177 keywords using FOAMSearch, the top 50 FOAM websites on the (now defunct) Social Media Index, and seven additional PEM-focused blogs, we reviewed and quality assessed 441 blog posts on relevant topics. For each blog, we extracted information such as author names and date of publication. Happy learning!

Education 59

Education Utilities Community Provider 59

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It is, by design, built into the ways we educate, train, and support our clinical leadership. The medical director provides support and leadership for the clinical team to deliver the highest level of patient care while managing program sustainability and growth. Enter the associate medical director.

Hospital 52

Hospital Telemedicine Clinic Management 52

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

Valentine We recently blogged about a new December 2024 draft guidance about accelerated approval (the December 2024 draft guidance). They also present a more intense focus on the timelines for confirmatory study initiation and completion as well as the feasibility of those studies to verify clinical benefit within those timelines.

IT 105

IT Clinic Provider Patients 105

Louisville Lectures

MAY 5, 2023

These will focus on delivering just-in-time algorithms, practical clinical knowledge and board tips on high-yield topics. Visit Little Lectures Welcome to the LL Blog! We are hoping to continue this tradition by adding the LL Blog. The blog entries will come from a variety of different disciplines and will be published weekly.

Internal Medicine 52

Internal Medicine Patient-Centered Education Hospital 52

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Clissold — The trio of CDER, CBER, and CDRH released a new draft guidance titled “ Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials ” that revises the 2006 guidance “Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees” and, when final, will replace the 2006 guidance.

Clinic 105

Clinic Provider IT Utilities 105

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Livornese As anticipated, the International Council for Harmonization (ICH) published the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guideline E6(R3) Principles and Annex 1 on January 6, 2025. By Julie Kim & Deborah L. No word yet on whether FDA will issue guidance endorsing the final ICH E6(R3).

Clinical Practice 88

Clinical Practice Clinic Government Management 88

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them. Posted in Critical Care , Hospital Performance Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. Receive blog updates directly to your inbox.

Management 52

Management Telemedicine Hospital Board-Certified 52

Sound Physicians

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I was born and raised in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, before immigrating to Toronto with my family. It was my father’s dream to have a child become a physician, and his support motivated me to pursue medicine. It was my job to work back to that program and gain that respect back. Thanks to God, we have achieved that goal.

Hospital 52

Hospital Telemedicine Healthcare Provider 52

PEMBlog

JUNE 26, 2025

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, we explore the clinical pearls behind “no-zone” management, how to distinguish hard and soft signs, when to image versus operate, and why airway always comes first. Penetrating neck injuries in children are rare—but when they happen, the stakes are high.

Management 64

Management Transportation Patient-Centered IT 64

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

had sued FDA, HHS, the FDA Commissioner, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services last year, alleging that the LDT Rule conflicted with the text, history, and structure of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments (CLIA). By Steven J. Gonzalez On March 31, 2025, U.S.

Clinic 111

Clinic Healthcare Medical Provider 111

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? Tirzepatide (15 mg) showed slightly more noticeable effects than Semaglutide (2.4 Does the rebound effect really exist? over 40 months (ARR). semaglutide 2.4 mg or placebo for 52 weeks. semaglutide 1.0

Diabetes 130

Diabetes Patients Medical Family Medicine 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

In its updated recommendations, the USPSTF recommends only a “clinical risk assessment” and notes that if FRAX is used, it “does not intend that these 10-year risk levels be used as mechanistic thresholds” to decide who should undergo dual-energy absorptiometry screening. In early 2025, the U.S. being perfect and 0.5

Screening 52

Screening Family Physician Clinic Community 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Promote SNAP and Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program Enrollment: Have information available to patients within the clinic for food assistance programs: WIC and Health Care Providers resource and SNAP. Encourage Healthy Eating Through Vouchers: Many clinics and systems have voucher programs in place to help supplement food for patients.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Family Families 52

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

RUO-labeled reagents and materials are often used in LDTs in clinical laboratories. Importantly, FDA did not say that sales to customers who are doing exclusively clinical diagnostics, alone, formed the basis of the agencys letter. RUO certification programs were something that FDA had, at one time, recommended.

IT 64

IT Manufacturing Government Clinic 64

FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — Although it seems not widely known outside of the medical device industry, FDA can require sponsors to include clinical data as part of a 510(k) submission. By Adrienne R. The Draft Guidance provides specific examples illustrating the application of each scenario.

Clinic 64

Clinic Provider Medical Electronics 64

The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Problem Representation By: Marcela A. de Oliveira Santana and Franco Murillo Reviewed by: Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! The problem representation during the clinical reasoning process The PR is linked to hypothesis-generation and can act as a guide during the diagnostic journey.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Illness Clinic Diabetes 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only. A recent analysis of the U.S.

Routine Screenings 52

Routine Screenings Screening Complication Diagnose 52

FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field. In October, FDA announced seven new clinical trial grants awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2024 – including one for a Phase 3 trial – totaling $17.2

Clinic 69

Clinic Provider Consulting Medical 69

The Motivated MD

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For many who follow the blog regularly, you likely have noticed that I haven’t published a blog post in quite some time (a month or two). True we have a fulltime nanny, but we still both work full-time clinically and still wish to have a steady hand in our children’s lives. Keeping a personal finance blog is a tricky thing.

Finance 52

Finance Education Family Families 52

Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

In this blog, we’ll answer the most common questions and explain why more people are choosing online hormonal therapy services across Canada. During the appointment, you discuss your symptoms and clinical records. Today, virtual care provides quick, convenient access to expert endocrinologists. What Is Hormonal Therapy?

Consulting 52

Consulting Insurance Appointment Telemedicine 52

FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This blog post describes the medical device determination process and a way of assessing software functions to determine if your software product is subject to FDA regulations. Clinical Decision Support Software. This interactive 7-step process guides developers in assessing each discrete software function in a product.

Medical 23

Medical Manufacturing Electronics Provider 23

FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The District Court in this case, which came to the opposite conclusion and is now reversed, was a notable outlier in a string of cases in other circuits upholding FDA’s authority to regulate stem cell clinics on similar grounds as the Ninth Circuit did here. Stem Cell Clinic, LLC , 998 F.3d Regenerative Sciences, LLC , 741 F.3d

Clinic 59

Clinic Patient-Centered Asthma Patients 59

FDA Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Cato — On May 2nd, FDA released a new draft guidance with recommendations for decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for drugs, biologics, and devices. In a DCT, trial-related activities may occur in trial participants’ homes, at local health care providers’ offices, or in local clinical laboratories.

Clinic 59

Clinic Telehealth Provider Electronics 59