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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. Understanding Its Role in Healthcare Urgent care clinics are designed to handle non-life-threatening situations that still require timely medical attention. What is Urgent Care?

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Why Concierge, Concierge Doctor, and Concierge Medicine Are Revolutionizing Healthcare (And Why You Should Care)

Plum Health

As a concierge doctor, I provide an array of services that go beyond what most patients experience in a regular clinic setting. He texted me, and we were able to sort out the issue in minutes—no frantic ER visits, just peace of mind. The answer lies in their approach to patient care. Let’s break down some of the key benefits.

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CDC Proposes Updating Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids, Warning Against Continued Misapplication

FDA Law Blog

Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids, 87 Fed. et al, CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids-United States, 2022, CDC. CDC Clinical Practice Guideline, 10. On February 10th, the agency published a comprehensive proposal to update the guideline. 7,838 (Feb.

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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

FDA Law Blog

CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. Expected clinical benefits should be weighed against risks before beginning therapy. ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”. Methadone should not be the first choice for an ER/LA opioid. RR-3):1–95.

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Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman

GeriPal

It’s that mixture of intimacy and vulnerability, of shared clinical experiences, that fosters a sense of belonging. We definitely draw on the sciences, on biomedical science, on clinical trials, on pharmaceutical design and all sorts of things like that. It was all covered by my mom’s insurance. Ricky 11:23 Yeah.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

And you say, “Okay, that’s fine, but can it really … What about a real live clinical situation?” I think we’re getting closer to real live clinical situations, not just answering a test. maybe eight or 10 months ago, “Please write a prior authorization to the insurance company.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

That’s focused on older adults who are too frail to get into clinic. In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. We relied on our clinical experience as geriatricians, that home-based primary care experience. Bruce: Sure.

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