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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program. A difference-in-differences (DID) approach was used to compare outcomes in two groups: Medicaid beneficiaries assigned to KHH and those who were not.

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Recognize key diagnostic features that help differentiate Parvovirus B19 from other viral exanthems and systemic illnesses. These are a group of viral rash-causing illnesses that were originally numbered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries based on their order of description. Lets talk about the joint symptoms.

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The burden of mental health on Canadian primary care following Covid-19 [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The time horizon was anchored in January 2012: pre-pandemic period was defined as January 2012 to March 2020, and the pandemic period as April 2020 to June 2022. Outcome Measures: The monthly prevalence was calculated as the percent of mental health visits (MHV) among all visits to a provider in that month.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

We are delighted to welcome Jane Euler, who is lead doula and co-founder of Present for You, which is a benefit LLC company that provides doula support at the end-of-life. He looked very ill. We are doulas for those with serious illness and those at end-of-life, just a longitudinal relationship, nonmedical support to provide presence.

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What Do Patients Have to Say about Gene Therapy Trials? An Upcoming FDA Public Meeting to Hear from Patients and Caregivers

FDA Law Blog

The FDA took an early lead in the evolution of this movement when they launched the Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) initiative in 2012. Rather than speaking with one or two people with a condition of interest as had been previously done, they sought to find a more systematic way of getting broad patient and caregiver feedback.

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Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe

GeriPal

And is there a middle path to provide some degree of comfort while also hastening the end of life? We discussed what makes an illness terminal, what goes into assessing capacity for an action as simple as requesting something to drink, and whether the TV show Severance illuminates any of these answers. So a ton to talk about.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Eric: Yeah.