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FDA’s Pre-Cert Pilot Ends. Will there be a Sequel?

The FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA began the Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) pilot program in 2017 to evaluate an alternative approach to regulation of software as a medical device (SaMD) over the total product lifecycle (TPLC). By Adrienne R. Key Performance Indicators.

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How to take care of your BIPOC patients

The Checkup by Singlecare

continues to impact BIPOC individuals and contribute to documented racial and ethnic disparities in health care. It’s worth considering how you can do so, such as through building trust and open communication. A long history of medical racism in the U.S. Sources: How legacy of medical racism shapes U.S. health care today.

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5 Things To Know About Antimicrobial Stewardship Regulatory Standards

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09.01.01), which went live in January of 2017. An important accompanying document for Joint Commission standards are Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Survey Activity Guide, for which the January 2023 guide can be found here. ” Given that we cannot be everywhere all the time, how can this be demonstrated?

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What is step therapy?

The Checkup by Singlecare

A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that few health insurance plans used step therapy for opioids in 2017, which may have contributed to the opioid epidemic. However, in some cases, not requiring step therapy has led to detrimental results.

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Escitalopram interactions to avoid

The Checkup by Singlecare

Carefully read these documents as they contain important safety information, including information about interactions. Additionally, communicate with your providers about any side effects you’re experiencing, even if you aren’t sure if they are related to escitalopram. In some cases, side effects may be related to a drug interaction.

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Bridging the healthcare digital divide: a gradual approach to adopting ePI

European Pharmaceutical Review

These standardised documents provide meticulously curated and scientifically approved information. 7 Access to digital communications also remains a challenge in some Member States especially for those groups at risk of poverty and social exclusion (7.6 percent as EU average with some Member States as high as 25 percent).

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The 20 Key Moments in the 340B Program's 30-Year History

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The investigation, which included inquiries requesting large amounts of documents and communications from various stakeholders, is largely perceived as a drug industry-friendly fact-finding exercise. HRSA published the proposed 340B "mega-guidance" the following year but ultimately withdrew it in 2017.