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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

I wrote this in 2016, when my visits were shorter because that EMR was simpler. But the math is the same, no matter how long your normal appointments are. I have always tried to “squeeze” urgent visits in when I know the patient and the issue they’re having. We also sometimes double book them.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes. How about having a teledentist consultation?

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

Robotic nurses dressing mannequins and bed-bathing patients Delicate movement, like gently handling an elderly patient is traditionally the most challenging task to robots, who are much faster developing in intellectual tasks than matching humans in fine-motor skills. Since then, the concept has become a reality.

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iJIG Method for Fixed Hybrid Prosthesis using the CEREC Primescan, Digital Imaging

CDOCS

& This process included& well-choreographed steps beginning with an initial impression to make a custom tray which would be used at the following appointment.& With the approval of both the patient as well as the practitioner, all materials would be sent back to the lab for the final fabrication& of the prosthesis.<sup>1</sup>

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He They are often the first interface for patients experiencing mental health crises, not academic medical centers. A Culturally Informed Approach to Supporting Suicidal Minoritized Patients. 2016 Mar;67(3):324-31.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He A Culturally Informed Approach to Supporting Suicidal Minoritized Patients. Bridging Gaps in Follow-up Appointments After Hospitalization and Youth Suicide: Mental Health Care Disparities Matter. 2016 Mar;67(3):324-31.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

What we did was ask clinicians earlier in the ICU stay for very sick patients to document prognosis, and for those who they thought would survive, to document six-month functional prognosis. Eric: And who are the patients including in this trial, again? Kate: These are very sick patients. And that’s it. Kate: Sure.