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A U.S. National Institutes of Health oversight panel will no longer review all applications for gene therapy experiments. Instead

Comments Open on End of NIH Review for Gene Therapy Studies

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NIH oversight panel no longer plans to review all applications for gene therapy experiments
Certain steps should be taken when discharging a patient for failure or inability to meet financial obligations

Steps Provided for Discharging Patient From Practice

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Letter should be sent informing patient of their discharge, providing at least 30 days' notice
Patient portals have not taken off as expected

Patient Portals Don’t Appear to Have Much Traction

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Patients not accessing them, physicians not using full range of features
After the expanded coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act were implemented in 2014

ACA Coverage Gains Include Workers Without Insurance

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Reduction in uninsurance rate among this group larger than that of not-employed adults
Practice names and logos should be carefully designed to emphasize what is unique about a practice

Practice Names, Logos Should Be Carefully Designed

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The logo should be simple and easy to identify, should send a message about the medical practice
A U.S. National Institutes of Health oversight panel will no longer review all applications for gene therapy experiments

NIH Panel Will No Longer Review Gene Therapy Experiments

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FDA will now assess gene therapy experiments and products as it does with other treatments, drugs
There are six broad factors that can affect inclusion within health care organizations

6 Factors Related to Inclusion in Health Care Workplace ID’d

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Presence of discrimination, the silent witness, effectiveness of leadership can help assess inclusion
Consolidating electronic health records and practice management software allows practices to save time and money

Four Pros to Integrating EHR, Practice Management Software

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Consolidating software allows practices to save time and money, make fewer mistakes, protect privacy
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a policy on augmented intelligence

AMA Adopts Policy on Augmented Intelligence

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Will promote development of high-quality AI that is transparent, aims to address bias, safeguards privacy
A brief intervention delivered by dermatologists is associated with improvements in patients' sun protection behavior as well as their satisfaction with dermatologists' communication

Dermatologist Intervention Tied to Better Sun Protection

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Short intervention associated with more sunscreen use, improved patient satisfaction