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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

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Automatic Detection of Osteoporosis in Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Service Using Natural Language Processing [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective The aim is to analyze the feasibility of natural language processing (NLP) to train and automatically detect osteo from endocrinology cases in eConsult, to use primary care providers’ text data, provide explanations and help route endo cases to the more appropriate MD.

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Congratulations to HP&M’s first Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert, Adrienne Lenz

FDA Law

Prior to joining HP&M, Adrienne worked as an independent regulatory consultant and consultant with Emergo. She has also held positions in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, and test engineering at GE Healthcare and Smiths Medical.

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Congratulations to HP&M’s first Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert, Adrienne Lenz

FDA Law

Prior to joining HP&M, Adrienne worked as an independent regulatory consultant and consultant with Emergo. She has also held positions in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, and test engineering at GE Healthcare and Smiths Medical.

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OTAT Town Hall on Cell Therapy CMC – The Recording is Available but Here’s an Appetizer

FDA Law

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert — On December 7, 2022, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) held a town hall to answer questions related to cell therapy and tissue-engineered products chemistry, manufacturing, and contr­­ols (CMC).

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FDA’s New Draft Guidance on 510(k) Implant Devices: What You Need to Know

FDA Law

In the case of 510(k) Implants indicated for use in pediatric patients, FDA recommends consulting two other guidance documents: Pediatrics Guidance and Extrapolation Guidance. If a submitter believes that certain testing described in the draft guidance does not apply to their device, they should provide a rationale in the 510(k) submission.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

COVID-19, masks, and hearing difficulty: Perspectives of healthcare providers. My great-grandmother in particular had a very profound hearing loss and I don’t know, as a kid, I was obsessed with taking them apart and wanted to do more of the engineering side. Over-the-counter hearing aids: What will it mean for older Americans?

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