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CMS Announces Extension of 2010 Medicare Provider Enrollment Period
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CMS has extended Medicare's 2010 provider participation enrollment end date to Jan. 31, 2010. This gives physicians currently participating in Medicare or considering participation in 2010 one month beyond the normal Dec. 31 cutoff to make a participation decision. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - November 19, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
New York IPA to roll out EMR, practice management systemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York is poised to automate its medical records and business practices.
CIPA, based in Buffalo, selected electronic medical record and practice management software from Westborough, Mass.-based eClinicalWorks for its network of ambulatory care offices and select community physicians. The organization purchased 150 licenses.
eClinicalWorks will work with the IPA to connect into HEALTHeLINK, the local regional health information organization. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
Removal of erythropoietin from anaemia trauma practice guideline does not increase red blood cell transfusions and decreases hospital utilization costsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Introduction: We previously demonstrated that utilization of erythropoietin (r-EPO) did not significantly reduce blood utilization in trauma patients. We undertook this study to analyze blood utilization 1 year after r-EPO removal from our trauma service anaemia practice management guideline.Methods: Electronic records of patients admitted to the trauma service were retrospectively reviewed for units of packed red blood cells (pRBCs) transfused and for units of r-EPO administered 12 months before the initiation of an anaemia practice guideline (PRE), 12 months during the use of an anaemia guideline (GUIDE), and 1...
Source: Injury - November 19, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: A. Britton Christmas, Steven M. Camp, M. Craig Barrett, Thomas M. Schmelzer, H. James Norton, Toan T. Huynh, Michael H. Thomason, Ronald F. Sing Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
KLAS evaluates Allscripts-Misys merger, one year laterEmail this article to a colleague.
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A reported dip in customer satisfaction and service after last year's merger between Chicago-based Allscripts and British-based Misys is unlikely to dampen future sales of the company's electronic medical record solutions, according to research firm KLAS.
The KLAS report reflects the opinions of 200 Allscripts customers who are using the company's EMR or practice management products and their experiences with version 11 of the Allscripts Enterprise EHR. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Allscripts Beyerdynamic DT 287 V.11 Headset Chicago Mark Wagner Misys Orem Vendors Source Type: news
Medical billing company employs Imagine's rad suiteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical billing company Dexios has chosen Technology Partners’ IMAGINEradiology practice management system for its billing and collection needs. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 18, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
California nonprofit selects eClinicalWorks solutionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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California’s Neighborhood Healthcare has selected eClinicalWorks’ unified EMR and practice management (PM) solution along with eClinicalWorks’ Enterprise Business Optimizer’s (eBO) reporting capabilities for its 115 providers across 11 locations. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 16, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
California community health centers to go digitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Neighborhood Healthcare, which serves communities in Riverside and San Diego counties, will automate both the clinical and business sides of its health centers for its 115 providers across 11 locations.
The 40-year-old organization has selected technology from Westborough, Mass.-based eClinicalWorks. Neighborhood Healthcare will deploy both the unified electronic medical records system and the practice management solution along with eClinicalWorks Enterprise Business Optimizer's (eBO), which provides reporting capabilities. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only California eClinicalWorks ENSCONDIDO Massachusetts Neighborhood Healthcare Riverside San Diego Westborough Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Federal Health IT Standards Committee Seeks Physician InputEmail this article to a colleague.
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The federal government's Health Information Technology, or Health IT, Standards Committee recently formed an implementation workgroup charged with bringing practicing physicians' technology experiences to light. As part of that process, two AAFP members, Louis Spikol, M.D., of Allentown, Pa., and Tripp Bradd, M.D., of Front Royal, Va., participated in a providers panel during a public hearing of the workgroup on Oct. 29 in Washington. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - November 13, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
athenahealth's rules engine scores a patentEmail this article to a colleague.
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athenahealth, which provides Internet-based business services to physician practices, has received a patent for its practice management and billing system.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the patent on Nov. 10 for the Watertown, Mass.-based comnpany's athenaNet rules engine, which is part of the company's athenaCollector revenue cycle management service. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Jonathan Bush Massachusetts Watertown Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
Vendor Notebook - eClinicalWorks delivers EMR to physicians networkEmail this article to a colleague.
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eClinicalWorks, based in Westborough, Mass., has announced that the Catholic Independent Practice Association of Buffalo, N.Y., has selected the company’s electronic medical record and practice management software for the Catholic Health System’s network of ambulatory care offices as well as select community physicians. The company will also work with the IPA to connect into HEALTHeLINK, the local regional health information organization. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Alcatel-Lucent ANN ARBOR Atlanta AUCKLAND Bayfront Medical Center British Columbia BUFFALO Calgary California Canada CLINICARE Corporation Crittenton Hospital Medical Center electronic medical records software Hartf Source Type: news
18 Week Legislation A Major Departure For Health ServiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Commenting on the announcement from Andy Burnham, enshrining maximum waiting times into law, Nigel Edwards, policy director at the NHS Confederation, which represents over 95 per cent of NHS organisations, said: "It is a major departure for a government in this country to guarantee what patients can expect through legislation. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice management Source Type: news
FPM's EHR User Satisfaction Survey Can HelpEmail this article to a colleague.
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The plethora of electronic health record, or EHR, products on the market today may be daunting for purchasers, but an updated user satisfaction survey from Family Practice Management could help scale down the choices. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - November 11, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
eClinicalWorks nets N.Y. contractEmail this article to a colleague.
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eClinicalWorks’ EHRs and practice management software have been selected by New York’s Catholic Independent Practice Association for its ambulatory care offices and select physician offices in Buffalo, N.Y. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 10, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
eClinicalWorks nets N.Y. contractEmail this article to a colleague.
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eClinicalWorks’ EHRs and practice management software have been selected by New York’s Catholic Independent Practice Association for its ambulatory care offices and select physician offices in Buffalo, N.Y. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 10, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Misclassifying nonexempt employees as exempt can cost youEmail this article to a colleague.
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Practice Management - A column about keeping your practice in good health (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - November 9, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
10 Steps to a PCMH (Anton Kuzel MD, MHPE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Slide presentation based on "10 Steps to a Patient-Centered Medical Home" published in Family Practice Management, Nov/Dec 2009. This model suggests practical steps for practice transformation that doesn't depend on outside financing, and can require minimal coaching. (Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded)
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - November 8, 2009 Category: Primary Care Source Type: organizations
Practice management a hot topic for Sermo docsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new social media tool highlighting practice management issues for small practices has been launched by the online physician community Sermo.
Sermo officials say the Practice Management Exchange (PME) is an opportunity for physicians to exchange business advice through peer-to-peer discussions, posts and online forums as well as earn CME credits on practice management topics. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Cambridge Sermo Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Teaching “Best Practices” in Pathology Group Practice ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Essential to protect pathology reimbursement with skilled management
Despite a slow economy, new technology continues to flood into anatomic pathology. These two contradictory forces make it essential for pathologist business leaders and their practice administrators to respond appropriately to preserve reimbursement and maximize the compensation of pathologists in the group.
Dollars are not flowing to labs as [...] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - November 6, 2009 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: jude Tags: Digital Pathology Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology #bootcamp #revenuecycle American Pathology Foundation APF Clinical Pathology News darkdaily dashboard flash report HistoPath HistoPathCC Lance Beard Lean Pathology Associ Source Type: info
RCGP launches new Foundation to support practice managersEmail this article to a colleague.
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New General Practice Foundation set up in wake of concerns over "inconsistency" in professional development support available to non-GPs (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 5, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Hawaii practice to automate medical records, business managementEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Ali'i Health Center, a 15-provider, multi-location, multi-specialty practice based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, plans to go live with an electronic health record and practice management system in December.
The practice tapped Dallas-based Aprima Medical Software for the technology. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Ali Aprima Medical Software Dallas Hawaii Honolulu Kailua Kona Sue McConnell Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
CAP’s Practice Managers Forum WebinarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health— and Clinical Health (HITECH) – What Every Pathology Practice Needs to Know (Source: CAP Important Announcements and News)
Source: CAP Important Announcements and News - November 5, 2009 Category: Pathology Source Type: organizations
Sermo Launches the Practice Management Exchange to Support the New Physician Practice in a Changing Healthcare WorldEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians Turn to Social Media to Share Peer-to-Peer Advice
and Solve Real-World Business Challenges
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 5, 2009 - Sermo
(https://www.sermo.com),
the nation's largest online physician community, today... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 5, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
RCGP initiative targets nurses and practice managersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Royal College of General Practitioners has unveiled a new group aimed at supporting practice nurses, practice managers and physician assistants, as its annual conference opened in Glasgow. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - November 5, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news
New RCGP group for nurses and managersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The RCGP is to launch a General Practice Foundation at this week's conference, aimed at supporting the practice managers, nurses and physician assistants who work alongside GPs. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News - November 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Need a practice management system? Here's what to look forEmail this article to a colleague.
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Upgrading, replacing or adopting a practice management system can be difficult. Asking the right questions will ensure you get the right system. (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - November 2, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Review what expanded ADA means for your practiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Practice Management - A column about keeping your practice in good health (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - November 2, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
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Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology is the go-to resource on a broad spectrum of themes in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. The official clinical practice journal of the AGA Institute brings you the best original research in the field with a unique combination of reviews, editorials, podcasts, video abstracts, and outcomes research—all supporting clinical practice. Articles on education, policy, and practice management highlight issues pertinent to clinicians. (Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals
'School of life' teaches practice management skillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Is more training in business procedures needed among residents and practicing
urologists? (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
A not-so-tender trapEmail this article to a colleague.
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Orthodontists are in an uproar in this country over a recent diktat by a commercial enterprise (Align Technology, Santa Clara, Calif) that threatens to impose additional educational and practice-management requirements on our specialty as well as on general dentists. With the philosophical and practical issues at stake, the strongly negative reaction by orthodontists was entirely appropriate and justified. Nevertheless, suggesting to the company that the quality of care rendered with this appliance by orthodontists and general dentists should be measured and compared to show the difference between them is fraught with diff...
Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics - November 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: James L. Ackerman, William R. Proffit Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: journals
Current perspectives on the Gleason grading of prostate cancer.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: This review addresses the trend in contemporary practice toward a grading shift, with rare utilization of Gleason patterns 1 and 2, and discusses the refinement of histologic criteria for Gleason patterns 3 and 4; approaches to Gleason grading in the setting of unusual variant morphologies of prostate cancer; significance of higher tertiary pattern 5; and practice recommendations for reporting in the setting of extended multiple core biopsies and multifocal prostate cancers in radical prostatectomy. Finally, the impact of consensus recommendations in current practice, its limitations and pitfalls, are also add...
Source: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Shah RB Tags: Arch Pathol Lab Med Source Type: journals
What if quiznos were run like health care?Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904887 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Laird T Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Ensure smooth phone triage of flu patients.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904886 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Chang KL Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Chalk up this idea in your practice.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904885 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Lawson P Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Respond calmly to anxious patients.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904884 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Iliff D Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
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PMID: 19904883 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Lengthen the life of your laptop battery.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904882 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Divide workload fairly for covering physicians.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904881 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Wolfe RM Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
H1N1 vaccincations.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904880 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Hughes C Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
H1N1 sick visits.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904879 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Hughes C Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Medicare's limiting charge.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904878 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Hughes C Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
"Vital Signs" for Assessing Your Pratice's Financial Health.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904877 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Borglum KC Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Ten steps to a patient-centered medical home.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904876 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kuzel AJ Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
The 2009 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Report From 2,012 Family Physicians.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904875 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Edsall RL, Adler KG Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Creating a high-quality, low-cost health care system: lessons from grand junction, colorado.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904874 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Shenkel RC, Reicks G Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
Step-by-Step Practice Transformation.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19904873 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Family Practice Management)
Source: Family Practice Management - November 1, 2009 Category: Practice Management Authors: Edsall RL Tags: Fam Pract Manag Source Type: journals
CMS Tightens Rules for Physicians Who Order, ReferEmail this article to a colleague.
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Effective Oct. 5, physicians who participate in Medicare must include their names and National Provider Identifiers, or NPIs, when ordering prescriptions, medical supplies or medical services or when making patient referrals for service. And enrollment in Medicare will be checked against the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System, or PECOS. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - October 30, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
What You Can Do to Help Your Uninsured PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Here's how to make your care more accessible to patients who might otherwise miss getting the services they need. Family Practice Management (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - October 30, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: info
