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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Areej El-Jawahri, who is an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as well, who specializes in blood cancers. Jennifer: It was 2010. Eric: 2010. Jennifer: They have a meaningful impact on what happens to them during the hospitalization and after. Jennifer: Thanks.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

That trajectory was in increase from 2000 to say, 2010. For-profit hospices having much higher rates of their patients visiting the emergency department and being hospitalized, in addition to disenrollment. I do think the growth of for-profit hospice, so around 2000 to 2010, was beneficial in terms of access. Go ahead, Lauren.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department. The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% growth in the U.S.

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Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis

PEMBlog

Complications that you should be aware of include bacteremia, endocarditis, septic arthritis, or osteomyelitis. Well, you definitely shouldn’t be sending a blood culture because if you’re worried about bacteremia and sepsis, that kid needs to stay in the hospital. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2053.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

Prior authorization varies by plan but often requires patients or their providers to get permission (also called precertification, preauthorization, or preapproval) before filling prescriptions, scheduling imaging, surgery, or an inpatient hospital stay, among other expenses. The practice isn’t new.