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AAFP Congress votes to keep Coke alliance
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 22, 2014
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AAFP Congress to push for ending of tobacco sales at pharmacies
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 21, 2014
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Physician groups: Fix interoperability before advancing with meaningful use
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 21, 2014
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AAFP Congress: Delegates remain divided on Coca-Cola alliance
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 21, 2014
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Comparative effectiveness research results alone don’t change clinical practice
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 15, 2014
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CDC program supplies guidance on Ebola patient management
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 14, 2014
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Specialty drugs: High cost, high value
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 13, 2014
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Curbing opioid abuse could be a quality of care issue
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 11, 2014
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Specialty drug coupons - a double-edged sword of improved adherence, increased costs
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 8, 2014
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FDA finalizes medical device cybersecurity guidance
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 2, 2014
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S.D. voters to decide ‘any willing provider’ question; other state initiatives highlighted
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 2, 2014
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More docs need to use available Rx-monitoring programs to help curb opioid abuse
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 1, 2014
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New modeling tool shows rapid, large-scale response can contain Ebola outbreak
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: September 23, 2014
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Telemetry guidelines built into order system saved $4.8 million annually
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: September 22, 2014
Key clinical point: Following AHA guidelines on non-ICU telemetry use reduced usage without adverse patient outcomes. Major finding: Use of...
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Congress poised to act on 2015 meaningful use full year reporting requirement
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: September 22, 2014