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The Positive Impact of Direct Primary Care on Employer Healthcare Spending

Plum Health

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, Direct Primary Care and Subscription-based Primary Care are emerging as promising models that could significantly benefit both employers and employees. Studies conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman provide valuable insights into these new models of healthcare delivery and financing. DPC and Subscription-based Primary Care are healthcare delivery models where a provider offers unlimited specified routine healthcare services for a mo

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Maine CDC Health Advisory - Locally Acquired Malaria in US

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

In Maine, Anopheles mosquito vectors are present. While the risk in Maine remains low, it is possible for local mosquitoes to acquire Plasmodium spp. parasites from an infected person and transmit the parasite to a susceptible, non-infected person. Providers should encourage confirmed and suspected patients with malaria to avoid activities that would put them in contact with local mosquitoes.

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Burn Out or Run Out? Considering the role of AI in Healthcare

University of Utah Family Medicine Residency

by Misha Fotoohi, MD Burnout is a growing concern among healthcare professionals, particularly those in primary care. Factors such as heavy workloads, excessive administrative tasks, and the emotional toll that accompanies caring for our patients can contribute to this issue. With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), there is a rising interest—as well as some … More Burn Out or Run Out?

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Episode 294: Schema Episode – Mediastinal Mass

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Maddy presents a case to Jack, Sharmin , and Ann Marie of a patient who is found to have a mediastinal mass on imaging.

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Finalizing the Quality Management System Regulation – A High Priority for End of 2023

FDA Law Blog

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — Earlier this year, neither the Quality System Regulation (QSR) nor the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) were referenced in the semiannual regulatory agenda. We now see that the proposed rule to “harmonize and modernize” the QSR with ISO13485:2016, creating the new QMSR, is on the Spring 2023 Unified Agenda (see here ).

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary You may have heard of Area Agencies on Aging, but do you really know what they do or how they do it? What about State Departments of Aging or state master plans for aging? Do you know how these agencies fit in with programs like Meals-on-Wheels or other nutritional support programs? Is your brain hurting yet with all these questions?

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The Wholesaling Prohibition (Potentially) Demystified? FDA’s Take on Supply Chains for Section 503B Outsourcing Facilities

FDA Law Blog

By Kalie E. Richardson & Karla L. Palmer — Last week FDA published a long-awaited Draft Guidance for outsourcing facilities addressing the Prohibition on Wholesaling Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Draft Guidance). As a reminder, in Title I of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) (the Compounding Quality Act), Congress created the “outsourcing facility” FDA registration category, and set forth statutory parameters for their operation in new section 5