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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

MARCH 12, 2025

Increasingly a valuable option for rural hospitals, tele-ICU provides access to higher acuity care and support to emergency and hospital medicine clinicians who are called to the ICU. Partnering with a telemedicine critical care team alleviates the pressure on both the hospitalist team and the patients.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. 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 does the doctor do first?

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Shorter stays, better outcomes

Sound Physicians

JUNE 9, 2025

Finally, caregivers—often family members—play a critical role in educating the care team, flagging barriers to care once out of the hospital, and providing necessary insights into the bigger picture. Posted in Hospital Medicine 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 smaller or rural hospitals, this can mean supplementing patient care with tele-ICU clinicians, available 24/7, to keep our providers from stretching too thin. Sound also supports residency programs, which guarantee a consistent pool of new critical care clinicians who can provide support in the ICU. All rights reserved.

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Management Hospital Telemedicine Board-Certified

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

Sound Physicians

JUNE 25, 2025

Posted in Uncategorized Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. Posted in Uncategorized Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. All rights reserved.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I wanted to get back to where we were, to give back to the program that gave my career a place to start, and to provide stability to my fellow providers. When prospective providers visit Mercy Hospital of Buffalo team. They see our cohesiveness, they see the bonds, and they see the way our providers value each other.

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Hospital Telemedicine Healthcare Provider

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

Sound Physicians

APRIL 28, 2025

Consider me a resource — I’m here to answer your questions, hear your concerns, and provide perspective on the landscape of hospital medicine. Reach out to mihir.patel@soundphysicians.com.  Posted in Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs.

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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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Telemedicine Relationship IT Mental Health

Hormonal Therapy Online in Canada | Top Answer Questions

Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Today, virtual care provides quick, convenient access to expert endocrinologists. In this blog, we’ll answer the most common questions and explain why more people are choosing online hormonal therapy services across Canada. Thanks to advances in telemedicine, hormonal remedy can now be controlled honestly. It is easy to start.

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Consulting Insurance Appointment Telemedicine

Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Fostering leadership potential While not every clinician aspires to be a leader , it ’ s crucial to provide avenues for those who do. This unique leadership role provides another layer of leadership to support the medical director and even act as chief in their absence. Enter the associate medical director.

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Hospital Telemedicine Clinic Management

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. By Karla L. 21 U.S.C. §

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The “End of the COVID-19 Emergency and the Ryan Haight Act: Telemedicine and Next Steps” – Availability of HPM’s Presentation Deck and Recording of the Presentation

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Thank you to those who registered for and attended Hyman, Phelps & McNamara’s March 23, 2023 lunchtime webinar addressing the “End of the COVID-19 Emergency and the Ryan Haight Act: Telemedicine and Next Steps.” As promised during the 90-minute program, we provide our slides here, and a recording of the program, here (passcode.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Provider

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

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

telemedicine and telehealth solutions (e.g., enable individuals to have virtual consultations with healthcare providers through video calls or online platforms), at-home diagnostics (e.g., telemedicine and telehealth solutions (e.g., We previously blogged on the draft guidance here.

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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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Shorter stays, better outcomes

Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

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

Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

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

Hormonal Therapy Online in Canada | Top Answer Questions

Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

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….)

The “End of the COVID-19 Emergency and the Ryan Haight Act: Telemedicine and Next Steps” – Availability of HPM’s Presentation Deck and Recording of the Presentation

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

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

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