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Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly

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In general, the case is a patient who wound up with a new diagnosis of metastatic cancer during the course of the admission and at a certain point had full capacity, was able to make decisions and communicate. And then we were involved, palliative care was consulted when the patient was really sick and decompensating in the ICU.

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

Stephen Parente, a University of Minnesota finance professor who said he consults informally with Trump health officials, said much of AHRQ’s work could be done by others. There are things we could learn to improve our care and get more timely diagnosis of cancer.” HHS spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.