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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

MARCH 12, 2025

Partnering with a telemedicine critical care team alleviates the pressure on both the hospitalist team and the patients. How — and why — it works Our tele-intensivists are available 24 hours a day to support teams on the ground, working 12-hour shifts to support hospitalist teams as well as emergency department (ED) triage.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you’re establishing care with a new physician or attending a new patient visit , understanding the process can help you feel more confident and prepared. 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.

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Integration with intention

Sound Physicians

JUNE 16, 2025

A lack of clear communication among clinicians can leave patients feeling uneasy and uncertain. Posted in Emergency Medicine , Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. Want to take a deeper dive into integrated care? Read the full webinar recap.

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Finding the right fit: Considerations for a confident clinical career choice

Sound Physicians

JUNE 25, 2025

Who you serve matters Every hospital and facility have a unique patient population and clinical environment. Scope of practice: The types of frequent procedures and patient cases vary widely between facilities. Posted in Uncategorized Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs.

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Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For hospitals, this means investing in cutting-edge medical interventions and partnerships that help them transition to the modern best-practice of dedicated ICU management. Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We caught up with Dr. Osman Saleem, Medical Director for our hospital medicine practice at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, to go behind the stethoscope and learn more about how he came to Sound and his leadership journey:    When did you first consider a career in medicine? Most of all, I saw how they supported each other.

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Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Great patient care starts with great clinician leadership. The expertise and thoughtfulness that our leaders bring to our patients, teams, and, most importantly, our hospital partners is not something that just happens. Enter the associate medical director.

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Beware the bait-and-switch when it comes to HM program contracts

Sound Physicians

APRIL 28, 2025

This ensures our team — from medical director to clinician — has skin in the game. Posted in Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. Compared with industry-standard annual subsidy increases of between 4.2 percent and 5.7 percent annually. Why the gap?

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CONTINUED AGAIN: DEA Announces A Second Extension of its “Temporary Rule” Addressing Telemedicine Flexibilities After the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency

FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Palmer — On Friday, October 6, 2023, DEA announced a second extension of telemedicine flexibilities concerning the prescribing of controlled substances, which were originally set to expire after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. HPM’s Presentation Deck and recording of the presentation are here, and here (passcode Bv3*o^i5).

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JOIN HP&M FOR A WEBINAR: “The ‘End’ of the COVID-19 Emergency: The Ryan Haight Act, Telemedicine, and Next Steps?” on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12 Noon EST

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic emergency forced federal regulators to take extraordinary measures to ensure that patients were permitted continued access to important medicines. By almost all accounts, these exemptions also improved prescribing and dispensing of medication to patients that need them. Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s

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May 11, 2023: The End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency’s DEA Telemedicine Exemption? “Not So Fast,” Say DEA and SAMHSA

FDA Law Blog

MAY 10, 2023

Palmer — We blogged earlier this week here that DEA is reconsidering its proposed rules for telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances and buprenorphine. 802(54)(G) (which references CMS’s statutory definition of “practice of telemedicine”). By Karla L. 88 Fed. . §

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Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Palmer — The 2008 Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act placed strict limits on online prescribing or the use of telemedicine encounters to prescribe controlled substances. The Act also established new definitions for “Internet,” “online pharmacy,” “practice of telemedicine,” among others. 21 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. §

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TO BE CONTINUED (!?): DEA Announces It is Issuing a “Temporary Rule” to Address Telemedicine Flexibilities After the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency

FDA Law Blog

MAY 7, 2023

Palmer — On May 3, 2023, DEA’s Administrator Anne Milgram issued a very brief and lightly publicized statement announcing that DEA intends to issue a “temporary rule” extending telemedicine flexibilities that existed during the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, which Declaration is set to expire on May 11, 2023.

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

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Cato — On June 1, CDRH announced that it is seeking public comment on questions regarding how CDRH can facilitate access to medical technologies designed for use outside of traditional clinical settings, particularly in the home. At-home medical technologies include, but are not limited to, monitoring and wearable devices (e.g.,

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2020 - 2021 Residency Season (Diary Posts)

Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 17, 2021

Not sure if it will help anyone, and I made sure to retract program names, so just posting on the blog for my memories. I am 11 hours into my shift and between physical and telemedicine visits, I have seen a total of 46 patients today AND finished all my notes! Right now, I am at work and just got a break. It all adds up.

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It’s a Three-Peat: DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities Until December 31, 2025

FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Palmer — In a Temporary Rule announced on November 19, 2024, DEA with input from HHS again extended current telemedicine flexibilities, which were first initiated on January 31, 2020 at the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal telemedicine flexibilities (i.e.,

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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

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Integration with intention

Finding the right fit: Considerations for a confident clinical career choice

Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

Beware the bait-and-switch when it comes to HM program contracts

CONTINUED AGAIN: DEA Announces A Second Extension of its “Temporary Rule” Addressing Telemedicine Flexibilities After the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency

JOIN HP&M FOR A WEBINAR: “The ‘End’ of the COVID-19 Emergency: The Ryan Haight Act, Telemedicine, and Next Steps?” on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12 Noon EST

May 11, 2023: The End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency’s DEA Telemedicine Exemption? “Not So Fast,” Say DEA and SAMHSA

Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

TO BE CONTINUED (!?): DEA Announces It is Issuing a “Temporary Rule” to Address Telemedicine Flexibilities After the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency

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

2020 - 2021 Residency Season (Diary Posts)

It’s a Three-Peat: DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities Until December 31, 2025

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