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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. Community Partnerships: Mayo Clinic collaborates with local food banks to offer mobile food distributions.

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"Sludge audits" identify obstacles to completing colorectal cancer screening

Common Sense Family Doctor

They quantified time, paperwork, communication, technology (number of mouse clicks to order a CRC screening test), other administrative tasks, and low-value CRC screenings. A sludge audit is “a systematic approach to identifying the presence and cost of sludge and figuring out how to eliminate it.”

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

So it’s the name for all of the cool imaging studies that we order on all of our patients, and they are essential for doing our daily jobs and identifying serious conditions like traumatic brain injuries, appendicitis, and stroke. And what are some of the trends that you’re seeing regarding how often we’re performing these studies?

Families 101
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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. Eric: Alex, we got a great show today on Dysphagia Revisited. Who do we have on with us today? Eric: Oh boy. Alex: It’s back.

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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FDA Guidance Outlines a Framework for the Evaluation of Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Safety Studies in Neonatal Product Development

FDA Law Blog

The protocol should also include a plan for clinical referral and support services if any developmental problems are identified during the follow-up. The Guidance is written carefully to communicate that these determinations are all very case-specific. What does it all mean?

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §