Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake A recent systematic review provides an overview of evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake and indicates that multi-component interventions are more effective than single-component interventions. I discussed this debate in my previous blog post.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

But the varied mechanisms and clinical presentations of drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) can make diagnosis and treatment challenging, and most biomarkers still require validation. The biomarkers of clinical utility are skin tests , specific IgE (sIgE), tryptase , and some HLA-DR genotyping.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aimed to characterize populations with COVID-19 and LCS, describes symptoms, and health care utilization by presenting symptoms. Study Design and Analysis: Two survey’s captured acute COVID-19 symptoms, LCS symptoms, and health care utilization. Results: In total, we received 921 survey responses.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Patients with documented mental illness or substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to encounter a mixed—sometimes starkly divergent—quality of emergency department (ED) care when they present with chest pain, abdominal pain, or other non‑psychiatric complaints, according to a patient‑interview study published in Health Services Research.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Our intervention aims to assist older patients/their carers to have better communication with their family medicine provider about their care after discharge, thereby improving patient safety outcomes.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 8, 2023

Electrochemical biosensors utilize biomolecules, such as enzymes and antibodies, as bioreceptors that recognize specific substances in a sample. This recognition generates an electrical signal that provides information about what is present and in what quantity.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

I’ve been with Johnson & Johnson for nearly 10 years, and prior to that was part of a clinical academic practice in the Philadelphia area and still continue to provide on a voluntary basis patient care. It presents in different ways. It presents across multiple domains of disease.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The “Clinical Reasoning Corner” will provide an introduction to the topics that keep our reasoning rooted in the core principles of clinical problem solving. Pre and posttest probabilities provide a framework that helps us decide which diagnostic tests to send, interpret their results, and prioritize our differential. Let’s dive in!

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CDOCS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

.& </em></strong></p> <p>[image:Pre_op.jpg]</p> <p><strong>Case Summary:& </strong>A 62-year-old male patient presented to the practice with very deep decay to the level of the alveolar crest. Caries was then removed utilizing& Solea.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. We have seen explosive growth and become a cornerstone of modern health care systems.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Ultrasound and CTA can also be utilized to evaluate blood flow through vessels and narrowing of arteries. PAD can remain asymptomatic for many years, but initial presentation may include various de-grees of intermittent claudication, or limb pain with exertion.

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CDOCS

MARCH 15, 2021

&rsquo; When working with a case that requires a combination of expertise from the general dentist and specialist, it is our job to be able to explain and provide understanding on all aspects of treatment. &ldquo;Presenting payment plans helps to attribute value to the treatment.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Dara Katcher Levy — Yesterday, FDA published a new Draft Guidance, “ Communications from Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products Questions and Answers ” (SIUU Guidance or Draft Guidance).

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CDOCS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

However, this approach is typically limited to simultaneous implant placement and sinus lift scenarios where a minimum residual bone height of 4mm is present. Here we present an alternative minimally invasive staged transcrestal sinus lift technique for cases with minimal residual bone height.</span></p>

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Lack of utility of abdominal x-rays in the evaluation of children with constipation: Comparison of different scoring methods. Emergency provider use of plain radiographs in the evaluation of pediatric constipation. Delayed diagnoses in children with constipation: multicenter retrospective cohort study. 2017;186:87-94.e16.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 20, 2024

But there are some challenges when it comes to the utilization of FOAM: – Decentralization of FOAM resources – Concerns about the quality of information being presented The Solution: The Systematic Online Academic Resource, or SOAR, review was created in an effort to address some of these limitations. How can I use these findings?

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PEMBlog

MARCH 21, 2024

But there are some challenges when it comes to the utilization of FOAM: – Decentralization of FOAM resources – Concerns about the quality of information being presented The Solution: The Systematic Online Academic Resource, or SOAR, review was created in an effort to address some of these limitations. How can I use these findings?

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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

We need to recognize how clinical dentistry has become intertwined with digital technologies to synergistically assist us in providing enhanced diagnosis with safe and predictable treatment outcomes. & He presented with a high smile line and desired fixed natural appearing teeth.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

One less utilized method (and for good reason) to gain more certitude is the 513(g) Request for Information. Alternatively, the company can present a justification for not being regulated and receive a free informal determination by sending an email to DeviceDetermination@fda.hhs.gov.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

To provide transparency to industry, and to assist FDA prioritize and conduct its review, FDA should bolster its website to include specific examples of appropriate information to include in voluntary submissions. FDA does not define, however, when information submitted is deemed to be “complete.”

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CDOCS

JUNE 30, 2021

A shape was chosen that provided more incisal embrasures to avoid getting the flat, worn-down look of the incisal edges (Figure 5).</span></p> The multilayered block consists of four layers of zirconia in graduated shades, including an enamel layer, two transition layers and a body (dentin) layer. .</span></em></p>

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PEMBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

But there are some challenges when it comes to the utilization of FOAM: – Decentralization of FOAM resources – Concerns about the quality of information being presented The Solution: The Systematic Online Academic Resource, or SOAR, review was created in an effort to address some of these limitations. How can I use these findings?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. Examining the Potential Impact of Race Multiplier Utilization in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Calculation on African-American Care Outcomes. 2019;322(2):113-114. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.577

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. There has to be effective support provided behind any type of screening strategy in order for it to truly be effective. Joe, your thoughts?

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CDOCS

JUNE 15, 2021

She presented with edentulous areas on the upper right and lower left, leaving her with little chewing surface in the posterior regions. & Fluo glaze was utilized, and the stains were shade 1 for gingival warmth, shade I 2 for translucency and shade Creme for the framing (Figure 5).</span></p>

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. These presentations include behavior concerns, depression, anxiety, and harm to self or others. Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 18, 2024

But there are some challenges when it comes to the utilization of FOAM: – Decentralization of FOAM resources – Concerns about the quality of information being presented The Solution: The Systematic Online Academic Resource, or SOAR, review was created in an effort to address some of these limitations. How can I use these findings?

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding patients and health care providers that the safety and effectiveness of robotically-assisted surgical (RAS) devices for use in mastectomy procedures or in the prevention or treatment of breast cancer have not been established. In this safety communication, FDA states: The U.S. 21 U.S.C. §

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Agency’s goal is demonstrated in its definition of patient engagement: “Patient engagement is defined as intentional, meaningful interactions with patients that provide opportunities for mutual learning, and effective collaborations.” .

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Speaking from a bit of experience, this has led to countless field direction memos instructing sales reps on how to pivot from their opening disease awareness presentations to their product details in an effort to keep these two types of communications separate. Creating TV commercials ain’t cheap nor is the air time for them.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

. · A positive test can provide false reassurance to clinicians and caregivers. A negative test can also provide false reassurance. Remember most healthy children don’t have any indication for testing and a positive test does not necessarily mean that the virus is causing the present symptoms. JAMA Pediatr. Hosp Pediatr.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

FDA also does not take into account the volume of pre-submissions that laboratories will inevitably need to begin filling almost immediately after issuance of the final rule to ensure that the data they will be presenting to FDA in their premarket submissions is what the Agency will expect. of 510(k) decisions, respectively. [13]

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Coconut Grove had noted “verified” on the prescriptions which DEA found “is not sufficient to identify and resolve any red flags that may be present.” The ALJ found, and DEA agreed, that the standard of care in Florida requires any red flags for a prescription or a patient must be resolved before dispensing and resolution must be documented.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2022

The Guidance provides detail on a recalling firm’s responsibilities, preparations, and communications and how the Agency can assist a firm with carrying out its recall responsibilities. The Guidance provides practical guidelines for both firms and direct accounts. The Guidance emphasizes that firms need to be “recall ready.”

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Below we provide an overview of some of the goals letter’s most notable contents such as new initiatives as well as some large-scale enhancements to programs that have already been in the works. As such, we present these programs and initiatives roughly in order of the newest and most substantial changes to more minor.

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