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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

With the absence of intensivists on the ground in these community hospitals, the question becomes how to treat these patients where and when they need care. Our tele-ICU program , which is part of our critical care specialty, has brought meaningful and much-needed intensive care to remote communities for the past five years.

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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. - Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Much has changed in the past six years since our last Health Policy Journal Club at Georgetown. I stepped down as director of the Robert L.

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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. Patients with heart failure show less hospital admissions improved symptoms (in correlation to their weight loss). 17 An analysis of 1.8

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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CDRH Seeks Public Comment on How to Increase Patient Access to At-Home Use Medical Technologies

FDA Law

What processes and medical procedures, including diagnostics, do you believe would be ideal for transitioning from a hospital and/or healthcare setting to non-clinical care settings, for example, home use or school/work use? We previously blogged on the draft guidance here.

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As the Calendar Turns, Cybersecurity Remains Key Focus of Digital Health Enforcement

FDA Law

The current Team Lead for Injection Devices in CDRH’s Division of Drug Delivery and General Hospital Devices and Human Factors noted that depending on the product, the pre-market path for a connected combination product might require an IND, IDE, or a determination that it is a medical device data system , which are not regulated as devices.

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

Reynolds Blog Article Innovative medical practices thrive by embracing change, prioritizing patient care and learning from setbacks to enhance success and satisfaction. This blog will discuss what early adopters do to implement innovative and exciting practices.