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This kind of reminds me of when Medicare started Diagnosis Related Group reimbursement in the early 80’s https://www.medicareadvantage.com/coverage/diagnosis-related-group basically what it was… that Medicare decided to reimburse hospitals a fix $$$ on a pt when they were admitted to a hospital. What it meant was that when a pt was admitted to a hospital the […]
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Bain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/bain-25-of-clinicians-want-out-of-healthcare.html One quarter of U.S. physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses are considering switching careers and one third are considering switching employers, according to newly released results from a survey conducted by Bain & Company. Below are some key takeaways from the survey and brief, which was […]
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Other than the “primary parts of our voice ” – volume, pitch, tone, volume … I do not claim to be a expert on the human voice. It is unfortunate that this study is not being done on how the parts of a person’s voice is changed/compromised by under/untreated pain. While there is no definitive […]
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It is included in both the Americans with Disability Act and The Civil Rights Act that discrimination under those laws …both racism/disability are in the same sentence. I guess that race or skin color is perhaps a lot more rational and identifiable as a possibility of the pt being discriminated against. While validating that a […]
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Motrin/Ibuprofen came to market in 1975 and those suffering from pain perceived it as a “miracle med”… The Pharma that brought it to the market – UpJohn – grossly under estimated the demand there would be for this medication.. It almost instantaneously went into a BACK ORDER STATUS.. The Pharmacy I was working at the […]
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Will Narcan being available – for free – in vending machines, will this encourage other to “try street fentanyl” because they believe that they have someone with them that can “save their ass “… and not knowing that Narcan has a fairly short half life and someone ODing on illegal street fentanyl… may return to […]
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FDA announces recall of 2 cardiovascular medications due to labeling mix-up https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/pharmaceutics/fda-announces-recall-2-cardiovascular-medications-due-labeling-mix The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Golden State Medical Supply (GSMS) is recalling two common cardiovascular medications due to a labeling issue. The medications involved are atenolol, which treats hypertension, and the antiplatelet agent clopidogrel, which reduces the risk […]
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd: People have a right to be safe in their homes… I highly recommend, if a looter enters your home, you grab your gun and you shoot him, you shoot him so he looks like grated cheese. 😬🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/OxUnsg30c7 — Charles Weber – AKA “THE Jew from Boca” (@CWBOCA) October 7, […]
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