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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

The Federation is the national leadership and consulting organization for Permanente Medical Groups and their more than 25,000 physicians. About the Permanente Medical Groups The Permanente Medical Groups are self-governed, physician-led, prepaid, multispecialty medical groups composed of more than 25,000 physicians. million members.

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Logistics Unwrapped: A Roadmap to Successful FDA Meetings in In-Person and Hybrid Formats

FDA Law Blog

If you are driving, stop at the vehicle screening facility and inform security that you are attending a meeting. Inside Building 66 Upon arriving at Building 66, all visitors must present government-issued photo identification for check-in. The video equipment dynamically followed the speakers and presented them on the screen.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it. You can use it on one thing to either have government, individual providers, healthcare systems do one thing differently. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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

GeriPal

Alex: Yeah, we talk a lot about de-skilling in geriatrics and palliative care, because so much of what we do is a consultant role. And it happened, and it happened in large part, as you note, because of enormous stimulus from the US government for health systems to adopt electronic health records. And then, this little mini consultant.

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

GeriPal

But in California where I practice medical aid and dying is legal and similar to other issues that are controversial in some places, many physicians do not prescribe or do visits for medical aid and dying consultations. ” And I could tell you that’s a lot for a government agency to hear. We hear that all the time now.