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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

We must understand how the current policies impact access to care and identify policy-related barriers faced by our patients and families. Empower patients by establishing partnerships with legal advocates , collecting and sharing relevant legal information, and keeping them informed and up to date. Where can we start?

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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, its adoption has been slower in primary care settings compared to endocrinology practices, resulting in unequal access for patients with diabetes. Implementation of a virtual CGM initiation service can be valuable for enhancing CGM access to primary care patients with diabetes. Setting: Primary care practices in Colorado.

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Permanente Live webinar — Finding success in value-based care

Permanente Medicine

(June 19, 2025) — National health care leaders from Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Community Health Plans will share insights on value-based care during a free Permanente Live webinar on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. But there is still much to be learned about how and why it benefits patients and health care systems.

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Integration with intention

Sound Physicians

A lack of clear communication among clinicians can leave patients feeling uneasy and uncertain. A lack of clear communication among clinicians can leave patients feeling uneasy and uncertain. Read the full webinar recap. Or watch the on-demand webinar. Want to take a deeper dive into integrated care?

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Beware the bait-and-switch when it comes to HM program contracts

Sound Physicians

Between 15 percent and 20 percent of our clinician compensation is tied to care quality and patient outcome metrics that are designed in partnership with your hospital or health system’s key performance indicators and goals. Not all contracts are created equal As CEO for Hospital Medicine , I’ve heard a version of this story time and again.

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Shorter stays, better outcomes

Sound Physicians

This post is a summary of that discussion. A patient’s length of stay (LOS) in the hospital impacts so many factors, from reimbursement rates to health outcomes, which is why hospitals and health systems have made it their top priority. So, what’s the best strategy to help reduce length of stay (LOS)?

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FDA Hosts Webinar for Stage 1 Requirements under LDT Final Rule

FDA Law

The webinar largely consisted of summarizing the general requirements under Parts 803, 806 and 820.198, which we do not reproduce here ( but see another of our prior blog posts discussing these requirements and their applicable to LDTs in greater detail; you can also find FDA’s slides from the webinar here ). By Steven J.