Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

COVID-19's impact surpasses previous pandemics, disrupting medical education by delaying clinical rotations and necessitating a rapid transition to telemedicine due to isolation and PPE shortages. Objective: To understand COVID-19's impact on physicians-in-training and their preparedness and well-being amidst clinical and lifestyle changes.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

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. Doctor appointment length PCP appointment duration If you have multiple issues to discuss, be sure to mention that when scheduling so the clinic can allot enough time.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

DECEMBER 14, 2021

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurance companies and state & federal regulators really reduced the requirements surrounding telehealth. The rollbacks of telehealth coverage are not helping. Of course, certain things still need office visits, but many do not require them clinically.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care delivery was significantly impacted by COVID-19, with rapid deployment of telehealth after the United States’ national public health emergency (PHE) declaration in March 2020. In the years following the PHE, rates of screening for tobacco use decreased, particularly during telehealth visits.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 6, 2023

Most patients seen at a primary care clinic for underserved minority patients report positive experiences with telemedicine, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in Cureus.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 6, 2025

Legislative Action to Improve Interpreter Access Barriers persist in accessing live interpreters at clinics across Minnesota, even though systems are in place. Email us to share your experiences and resources , or to express interest in joining the task force. Interested? Email us.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

All clinicians and staff at CIBH+ participating clinics completed an online survey on feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of CIBH+ (descriptive statistical analysis); Semi-structured interviews with leaders, clinicians and staff involved in CIBH+ implementation (iterative constant comparative analysis).

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Cato — On May 2nd, FDA released a new draft guidance with recommendations for decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for drugs, biologics, and devices. In a DCT, trial-related activities may occur in trial participants’ homes, at local health care providers’ offices, or in local clinical laboratories.

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My Green Doctor

APRIL 4, 2025

It tells your office colleagues and patients that your healthcare practice or clinic is committed to forging a healthier work space and community. Encourage Small Changes That Add Up Shift your clinic toward paperless records and LED lighting to reduce waste and energy costs. Let’s talk! My Green Doctor is here to support you!

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 16, 2025

When to use telehealth for chest congestion Use telehealth, also known as virtual care , for chest congestion when symptoms are mild to moderate and you need medical advice, prescriptions, or a treatment plan. With telehealth, you can quickly get an initial evaluation, prescriptions, or follow-up care.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

One example is a short provision that could have a large adverse effect on telehealth-based laboratory testing by sharply restricting grandfathering. Telehealth has become increasing important to the health care system. Telehealth can address significant issues with access and convenience. This is not a trivial matter.

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

These crucial healthcare providers can be found in almost every healthcare setting, including, but not limited to: Hospitals Private Practices Urgent Cares Higher Education Corporate Clinics Telehealth Services Insurance Companies Correctional Facilities Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities Why is the physician shortage growing?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Chae : The four pillars of obesity care is a helpful framework that defines the essential elements of obesity care, which include nutrition therapy, physical activity, behavioral modification, and, if clinically indicated, medical interventions (eg, medication management, bariatric procedures, and complication management).

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Upload your blood test results directly Get prescriptions sent to your local pharmacy Monitor your progress through online portals Top Platforms Offering Online Hormonal Support: Several Canadian telehealth services now focus on hormone-related issues, including weight gain.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Some will be at the forefront, others will be doing telehealth, or may find themselves back in a hospital situation rather than in the community. By Jill Benson, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, jill.benson@adelaide.edu.au

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

Eating disorders affect 9% of the population, but even those without clinically diagnosed eating disorders suffer from disordered eating behaviors- one study identified these behaviors in 75% of women ages 25-45. If you have struggled with your relationship with food- you are not alone!

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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. telemedicine and telehealth solutions (e.g., and remote or wearable patient monitoring devices (e.g.,

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The rule would permit a practitioner using a telemedicine encounter to prescribe controlled substances without an in-person visit under various situations involving both an audio-visual telehealth evaluation, or an in-person evaluation performed by a “referring” provider. Proposed practitioner recordkeeping obligations.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Claud — As we turn into the New Year, we offer a few items of interest in digital and telehealth regulation, enforcement, and compliance that may provide some helpful guideposts for stakeholders. By John W.M. One example is the Warning Letter FDA sent to Medtronic in late 2021 concerning a vulnerability in insulin infusion pumps.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In the other corner, we have the young upstart, able to reach patients across vast distances when delivering palliative care, all in the comfort of wearing pajamas, we have telehealth delivered palliative care. Eric 01:08 On the other, we have the young upstart telehealth delivered palliative care. Consultations versus telehealth.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 9, 2023

Patients seeking medication abortion care through telehealth services are just as satisfied, if not more so, with the service they received as patients who visited a clinical facility to receive care, according to a study published this month in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Self-surveillance solutions, disease guides, educational apps as well as telehealth platforms appeared naturally in dermatology in the past decade. 8) VisualDx Thousands of hospitals, clinics, and medical schools use VisualDx to aid diagnostic accuracy, enhance medical education, and improve patient outcomes.

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ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Representatives from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (APDEM) and the Endocrine Society joined for a portion of the meeting*. The group discussed evolving trends in telehealth and how to capture that as a category of community practice.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care.

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Some members of the Specialty Board were interested in the LKA experience, participant survey results—particularly responses about fairness—and how LKA performance data might reflect on clinical outcomes. ABIM’s website features expansive sections on research related to assessment and clinical outcomes.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

Ten years ago we would have been hard pressed to find 3 clinical trial abstracts submitted to the annual meeting, much less high quality randomized trials with robust measures, sample sizes, and analytics plans. These were clinically significant and statistically significant improvements. I’m just stunned even writing that!

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly. Sach Kale set up an outpatient clinic focused on substance use disorder for patients with cancer. Do you need to be an addiction medicine trained physician to start such a clinic (no: Sach is not). What do they do?

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NPR Health - Shots

JANUARY 4, 2023

The abortion pill Mifepristone, which has only been available in person in certain clinics, could become accessible at local drugstores and retail pharmacy chains, as well as via telehealth.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Livornese — Last month, Congress took a big step towards improving clinical trial diversity by requiring sponsors of most drug and device clinical studies to submit a diversity action plan when they submit key trial documents to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This guidance was finalized in 2020.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Is it that they’re clinically depressed or that they’re understandably sad at the situation that they’re in or specific issues? So there is this meaningful difference between appropriate reactions to illness and clinically significant symptoms of mental health problems. It’s high, it’s too high.

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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

It always has clinical relevance to practice today. So, you know, using telehealth companies to shuttle patients to neurologists who will, you know, prescribe the drug with questionable oversight. Nancy 17:10 So there’s a follow up. Alex 17:36 Talking about anti amyloid drugs, prescribing. Ken 19:41 Amen. Ken 26:02 Okay.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

And we had a greater decrease in symptom intensity at day seven versus the usual care group by both a clinically meaningful and a statistically significant difference. Marie 17:38 So this is a moving target right now because the, you know, the emergency pandemic telehealth regulations that were waived have sunsetted as of January 1st.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Now when I say variation, I’m not talking about small little clinically questionable variations. Ruth: I do have to also say that it’s important to remember that feeding tube use and hospital transfers for people with advanced dementia has no demonstrated clinical benefit. Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice.

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GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

So they were a lot of preoccupied with other tasks, but clinical gestalt. Eric 33:25 What about telehealth? Kathleen 40:33 So I am finishing a clinical trial of a specialty palliative care intervention called the Uplift study. You know, they’re trying to give medication to a number of patients. Kathleen 20:36 Right.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

We do a lot of clinical focused discussions. We shouldn’t be screening every older age and adult who comes into our clinic about these incidents for different reasons. But if I were in the PCP setting or clinic, again, I would definitely use it. Eric 29:09 Okay, I got a question for you, lingqing.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

This DEA is taking 6-months to consider how to move forward vis a vis restrictions and requirements for telehealth in a post-pandemic world. So we’re going to be talking about telemedicine, telehealth for people with serious illness. Brooke: So I think of telehealth as the umbrella. Now is the time to act, dear listeners!

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2025

The Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online Act, co-sponsored with Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), seeks to close regulatory gaps by empowering FDA to issue Warning Letters and impose fines on social media influencers and telehealth companies that promote prescription drugs without proper disclosures of risks and side effects.

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