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How Regulation Could Shape the Future of Telehealth in Palliative Care

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They want to see if there’s any excessive use of medical care because of telehealth. Expanding the regulatory parameters of telemedicine could benefit underserved rural communities in particular, according to Dr. Samyukta (Sam) Mullangi, medical director of Thyme Care. During the pandemic, the U.S.

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How Hospices Can Improve Health Equity for Rural-Based LGBTQ+ Seniors

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Jennifer Ritzau, vice president of medical staff services at HopeHealth, a Rhode Island-based hospice, palliative and home care provider. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization. “I They’re disconnected socially, physically and distanced from medical support structures. –

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

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By 2007, the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG), which included several eventual PROP members (23), published an “Interagency Guideline on Opioid Dosing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (26) that introduced the concept of hard dosing thresholds for opioid analgesics, which was later incorporated into the 2016 Guideline (2, 3).

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Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

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Franklin also served on the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG) via the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (9). About the Authors Lead author, Chad Kollas , serves as the Medical Director for Palliative and Supportive Care at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute in Orlando, FL.

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