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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. Screen pain objectively. The post How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Co‑locate behavioral teams.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g., vital signs, bloodwork laboratory findings, and other physical test data) as a means of guiding care over time. MBC is much more than simply administering behavioral health measures. 3, 5, 6) b.

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Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

BMJ

NHANES collects data through interviews and physical examination covering two years in the US civilian, non-institutionalized population. Our study sample included 1039 eligible adults who were overweight or obese and reported prediabetes from pooled NHANES (2013-2018). Of those, 76.8%

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Promoting Compassionate Emergency Care for Children with Autism

PEMBlog

What you can do: Implement brief screening tools at registration to identify communication needs, sensory triggers, and calming strategies. Tailor Sedation and Restraint Approaches Sedation and physical restraint can be traumatic for children with ASD and their caregivers. 2018 May/Jun;79(3):17r11506. their car).

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2020 - 2021 Residency Season (Diary Posts)

Aspiring Minority Doctor

I am 11 hours into my shift and between physical and telemedicine visits, I have seen a total of 46 patients today AND finished all my notes! When I first applied in the 2018 cycle, the total I spent was $1910 ($1686 in the actual match and the rest during SOAP.reviewing my payment history now). Anyway, back to ERAS.

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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

GeriPal

social worker, chaplain), everyone should be able to ask a question or two about spiritual concerns, social concerns, or physical concerns. In 2018, survey data revealed that only 41% of survey adult practices had the full complement of funded core team members, which is up from 25% of 2016. And we recognize it, we screen for it.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Who do you think we should be screening and how should we be screening them for these symptoms? Well, so I guess it depends on what you say screening. That screening influences kind of further treatment, actually, probably more importantly, patient outcomes.