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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. I stepped down as director of the Robert L.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

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. What information should you bring? What Is a Primary Care Visit? Here are some examples you might encounter: ICD-10 code for new patient visit : Z00.00 Absolutely.

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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

With larger metropolitan hospitals struggling to manage the limited capacity of ICU beds, timely patient transfer isn’t always an available option, and even when it is an option, patients and their families in the community have an expectation that they can stay local for care. Receive blog updates directly to your inbox.

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

million electronic health records in the USA showed a lower risk for suicidal thoughts in those taking semaglutide than in those taking other weight loss medications. Der Beitrag Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. 17 An analysis of 1.8

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Is my Software a Medical Device? Use the Digital Health Policy Navigator

FDA Law

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. Step 2: Is the software function intended for administrative support of a health care family? Step 1: Is the software function intended for a medical purpose?

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The US Healthcare System vs…….South Park ?!?!

Noreta Family Medicine

While some medical offices have changed to electronic forms, many still require that you put pencil to paper. Now, I want to be clear that by writing this blog, I am not saying that health insurance companies are evil! Melissa Boylan, MD, FAAFP Family Physician and Owner of Noreta Family Medicine ← Read Past Articles Here!

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I Finally Matched and I'm Going to be a Plastic Surgeon!!!!

Aspiring Minority Doctor

I'm finally ready to share a bit of my testimony, so read on if you'd like to know how God worked everything out in my favor :) If you've been following my blog, then you already know I was reapplying this year, but didn't want to share any details until after Match Day. I was in shock!!!!

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