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14 Mar 2009, 7:42 pm
Hamburg was one of the youngest people ever elected to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine. [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 10:37 am by Senior Editor
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the American Institute of Healthcare Quality (AIHQ). [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 10:37 am by Senior Editor
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the American Institute of Healthcare Quality (AIHQ). [read post]
24 Jan 2016, 10:02 pm by Dan Flynn
Among the opponents are: the American Family Insurance Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Cooperative Network Association, Dairy Business Association, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians, Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Board, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, Wisconsin Farm Bureau… [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 7:49 am
To help ensure enough doctors are willing to treat Medicaid patients, the health law also increases pay to primary care doctors to Medicare levels in 2013 and 2014 -- an average reimbursement increase of about 34 percent, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. [read post]
11 Aug 2009, 10:12 am
  Thorpe suggests that a $25-30 billion commitment over ten years could yield $100 billion in savings by reducing expenses related to hospital readmissions (though I must point out that if bundled payments for episodes of illness are phased in, these readmissions would not be separately reimbursed, so this savings figure is perhaps not the best argument in favor of medical home funding).The American Academy of Family Physicians announced the launch of… [read post]
9 Nov 2020, 11:50 am by Jon L. Gelman
Pace has worked with Physicians for Human Rights and Catholic Relief Services, and previously served in leadership positions at the LIVESTRONG Foundation and the American Cancer Society.Dr. [read post]
27 Jul 2010, 4:28 am
The company had previously stated that such an injury was impossible, but the journal Pediatrics, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, published a 1996 case study detailing a similar injury. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 4:13 am by David DePaolo
We hear it all the time about supporting a treatment decision based on scientific evidence; that's what utilization review and independent medical review, treatment guidelines, etc. is supposed to be all about.But there is a huge component of science the industry chooses to ignore: psychology typically makes up a larger component of outcomes than any physical treatment.There are several professional medical organizations (such as the American Academy of Orthopedic… [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 12:00 pm by Joe Consumer
For example, last week the American College of Emergency Physicians (i.e., ER docs), supported by the Washington State Hospital Association, the Washington State Medical Association and the Washington Chapter of the Academy of Emergency Physicians, filed a lawsuit in Washington State to challenge that state's new Medicaid rules, which limit Medicaid patients - i.e., the poor - to three "non-emergency" visits to the ER each year. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 12:00 pm by Joe Consumer
For example, last week the American College of Emergency Physicians (i.e., ER docs), supported by the Washington State Hospital Association, the Washington State Medical Association and the Washington Chapter of the Academy of Emergency Physicians, filed a lawsuit in Washington State to challenge that state's new Medicaid rules, which limit Medicaid patients - i.e., the poor - to three "non-emergency" visits to the ER each year. [read post]
5 Apr 2008, 1:50 pm
(The American Academy of Family Physicians has developed VBAC guidelines that are evidence-based; they recommend that VBAC "should not be restricted only to facilities with available surgical teams present throughout labor since there is no evidence that these additional resources result in improved outcomes. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 7:12 pm by Robert Camaj
The American Academy of Family Physicians, among others, predicts that the healthcare overhaul will create a shortage of doctors. [read post]
7 Apr 2009, 9:16 am by Pauline H. Tesler
Lewis has written and lectured extensively on the neuroscience of human relationships, emotion, and empathy, for audiences ranging from the American Academy for the Advancement of Science to Google University. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 2:32 pm by sklemp
What happens when one parent lives with family members who are in the high-risk category? [read post]
10 Apr 2016, 3:44 am by SHG
Robert Block, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics asks, why only be concerned about the innocent parents imprisoned, “what about the babies who are killed? [read post]
6 Aug 2011, 12:19 am
A physician-patient privilege may prevent you from accessing them unless you claim physical or mental injury. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 5:14 pm by admin
Below are some surprising statistics about dog bites in the United States, from the American Humane Society: An estimated 4.7 million dog bites occur every year in the US 50% of dog attacks involve children under 12 years old Approximately 800,000 of those dog bites require medical care 82% of dog bites that required emergency room visits involved children under 15 years old More than one dozen fatalities related to dog bites occur in the US every year 70% of dog bite fatalities occurred… [read post]
This type of care is recognized as medically necessary by major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. [read post]
This type of care is recognized as medically necessary by major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. [read post]