Physician Assistant in Du Quoin, IL Accepting Medicare

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Mrs. Cristie Lynn Smith, CERTIFIED MEDICAL AS
Physician Assistant - Medical
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 119 Gas Plant Rd, Rea Clinic Du Quoin, Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: 618-724-8702    Fax: 618-724-2571
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Tamara Collard, P.A.
Physician Assistant
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1564 S Washington St, Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: 618-542-8702    Fax: 618-542-8792
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Miss Gorana Micevic,
Physician Assistant
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1564 S Washington St, Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: 618-542-8702    Fax: 618-542-8792

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Berwick breaks silence, calling on insurers to join pursuit of 'shared goals'

In his first big speech as President Barack Obama's top Medicare official Donald Berwick Monday called on insurers to join in a "full partnership" with his agency to achieve a health system with lower costs that doesn't withhold care from anyone or risk harming patients, The Associated Press/Washington Post report. The remarks were delivered to a conference hosted by America's Health Insurance Plans. "The choice of the insurance lobby for his speech was unusual since the administration continues to trade verbal potshots with the industry" (Alonso-Zaldivar, 9/13).

SEIU-UHW members at Tenet Hospitals reach tentative agreement to maintain high quality patient care

Certified nurse assistants, respiratory therapists, ER technicians and other caregivers who are members of Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers - West at Tenet Hospitals have reached a tentative agreement that will help the hospitals maintain high standards for patient care.

PPRT publishes study that evaluates pharmacist provision of clozapine

According to a study which evaluated alternative models for the delivery of clozapine services, published by the Pharmacy Practice Research Trust (PPRT), there is scope to review the team configurations needed to deliver community services in a cost-effective manner and to provide opportunities for improving the services provided to patients.

Study reports decreasing rates of liver transplantation among HCC patients in the U.S.

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) waiting for a liver transplant in the USA are now significantly less likely to receive a new liver than they were around a decade ago. A nationwide study presented today at The International Liver Congress™ 2018 in Paris, France, has confirmed that patients with HCC on the liver transplant list in the USA were more than 50% less likely to receive a transplant in 2014-2016 than they were in 2005-2007.

Single-tablet combination of atorvastatin and amlodipine for high blood pressure effective

Adults with high blood pressure and additional risk factors for heart disease may benefit more from taking one tablet rather than two, if their current treatment combines the lipid-lowering medication atorvastatin with the blood pressure-lowering medication amlodipine, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.

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Popular Specializations in Du Quoin, IL:

Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Nurse Anesthetist - CR


Physician Assistant: A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.



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