If you LIKE CORPORATE HEALTHCARE – you are going to LOVE THIS

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Tech company buys 700-physician network in California https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-transactions-and-valuation-issues/tech-company-buys-700-physician-network-in-california.html There’s a new nontraditional company in town purchasing physician groups: a London-based digital health company. Babylon, which provides virtual care and health monitoring services, purchased Novato, Calif.-based Meritage Medical Network in April and plans to open a new office in Palo Alto, Calif. Meritage has 700 physicians […]

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Josh Bloom: Comments to the FDA: Opioid Dosing Based on Milligram Morphine Equivalents Is Unscientific

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Comments to the FDA: Opioid Dosing Based on Milligram Morphine Equivalents Is Unscientific https://www.acsh.org/news/2021/05/24/comments-fda-opioid-dosing-based-milligram-morphine-equivalents-unscientific-15561 The following comments will be submitted to the FDA. I will demonstrate why the Morphine Milligram Equivalent (MME) conversion chart, the main pillar of the CDC 2016 Prescribing Guidelines, is deeply flawed. Hence, all opioid policies are based on MMEs are […]

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