Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers, Systems, and Patient‑Experience scores —and word of mouth—suffer when bias is perceived, jeopardizing both reimbursement and community trust. Assuming that chest discomfort is “just anxiety” in a patient with a panic disorder can delay acute coronary syndrome work‑ups.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Intervention: A personal family physician and community health worker were assigned to each consenting patient.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

She was awarded the Society of Biological Psychiatry Humanitarian Award and the Community Outreach Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Episode Takeaways Community health centers play an important role in access to evidence-based psychiatric care rooted in community values. J Community Health.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 3, 2023

During this episode, we hear from Dr. Nav Persaud, a staff physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. The dehumanization of individuals of color at the margins of society by the healthcare system is not simply a thing of the past, and is certainly a persistent phenomenon.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This year’s episode, our fourth conducted at SGIM, is focused on the importance of qualitative research and the role it plays in antiracism research, community-based work, and scholarship. Describe the positive impacts of qualitative methods on healthcare provision and/or policies in clinical settings. Gutterman, S., & Ubel, P.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 18, 2021

Understand that collective action and a focus on community, rather than individualism, are most effective in combating racism and achieving health equity. One of the biggest barriers to health equity is the narrow focus on the individual and a failure to see health as a widespread community issue. J Health Care Poor Underserved.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

billion annually, and continued the same reimbursement cuts for 2019. In 2019, we blogged that the District Court found for the plaintiffs, holding that CMS did not have the statutory authority to make such a change without first conducting a hospital acquisition cost survey data. CMS estimated a savings of $1.6 See 42 U.S.C.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Race, racism, and racial inequality have tangible impacts on people’s livelihoods, much less their experiences in the healthcare system. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2019 Jun 25;73(24):3234]. Race in eGFR Calculations — Why So Contentious? eGFR equation-building is a complex science. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;59(5):350-355.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

2019 Apr 1;48(4):e169-e174. Resolution of symptoms in patients with community-acquired pneumonia treated on an ambulatory basis. Time course of symptom resolution in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. This is the second of the four cases. References Palla J, Sockrider MM. Congenital Lung Malformations. Pediatr Ann.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added). EKRA Issue.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 5, 2022

During this episode, we gained insight from special guests Dr. Margot Kushel and Mr. Bobby Watts about what brought them into their fields, how their work reaches the most marginalized, and what can be done at the community and structural level to address homelessness. Know your community resources.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added). EKRA Issue.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Understand how engaged community-based work, centered on trust and accountability, has supported the health of communities served by Oakland, CA’s Asian Health Service. By appreciating the impact of factors affecting entire communities, we can be better positioned to act upon them. Insufficient language services (i.e.,

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Identify realistic solutions to drug policy reform that promote health equity among marginalized communities living in the United States. Screening for substance use and offering connections to treatment and community-based services are important strategies that clinicians can implement in their own practice today.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 30, 2022

As healthcare providers, we must listen to our patients and use the power of our presence to see birthing people’s full humanity and empowerment. Pearls Black and Indigenous birthing people are 3-13 times more likely to die in childbirth, with the rate varying by location and level of investment in communities.

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My Green Doctor

MAY 29, 2025

The EIB developed a first-of-its-kind tool to quantify how climate hazards like heatwaves, floods, and poor air quality will drive up healthcare demand across Europe. In the United States, extreme weather events and air pollution are already costing the healthcare system over $820 billion annually. So what’s the path forward?

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 25, 2025

This convenience addresses the biggest barriers patients face, particularly in communities historically underserved by preventive care and for those who have less contact with health care. But at its core, this program is about communicating with patients and understanding their needs. in 2000 to 79.8% per 100,000 in 2009 to 23.5

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 11, 2021

They are a product of deep-rooted man-made policies that extend to many sectors (healthcare, education, criminal justice etc). And I think the most important thing you can do is align yourself with other citizens in whatever profession they are, because this is going to take a community effort” -Mr. Benjamins MR, De Maio F.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Significant structural barriers exist concerning access to healthcare for transgender (TG) individuals. Setting or Dataset: Secondary analysis of the CDC state-specific Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BFRSS) surveys conducted from 2019 to 2022.

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

In our prior podcast with Ira Byock on psychedelics in 2019 we talked primarily about the potential of psychedelics. Psychedelics have been used by communities around the globe for hundreds of years (or more). I don’t want the public, or the healthcare field, to say, “It’s safe and effective, I can go do it.”

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults. And so it pops up and if you’re a different prescriber from a different healthcare system, you can still see if people have filled it, it’s limited to the amount of fills you can get in the amount of tablets or capsules you can get in a month. Tasce: Right.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics. But then I realized who I wasn’t hearing from, I did not hear from the CEO of my organization, my healthcare organization. One was very surprising.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The proximity to campus health clinics may also afford college students greater accessibility to healthcare providers for prescription medications such as stimulants which could end up being misused. For healthcare providers, there should be a recognition that holistic care involves more than just prescribing medications. 2019-1372.

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. Because we don’t.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. They didn’t feel connected to the people in their broader community.

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BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. 150 (54.3) p<0.001 Doctor 83 (65.9) 126 (45.7) 162 (58.7) 228 (82.6)

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

So we take that science and we apply it to something that’s very messy and chaotic, like a human being or a community or a population. I think it started off from a need, a hunger in the community. There’s obviously a lot of flaws in the healthcare system. A love letter kind of back to my community.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. This was an investigative report about fraud and healthcare, pure fraud, pure victimization of vulnerable people. So initially hospice grew as a non-profit, charity based, community based organization.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While laypeople are already using NNS in a number of states, FDA has cautioned that the current community use differs from OTC use because many of these programs provide patient counseling and instructions for use that go beyond what is included in the current NNS labeling.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

When we protect our kids from the dangers of gun violence, the whole community stands to benefit. From 2019 to 2020, the rate of firearm related deaths among children increased by 30%. In our current environment, it can feel overwhelming as a healthcare provider to discuss firearms.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. There’s also been some differences in things like staffing.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But back in 2019, there was a lot of disagreement in our group about whether for a patient with cancer and cancer related pain and a substance use disorder, whether palliative care was the appropriate specialty to care for those patients. Any new breakthroughs, updates on patients with stimulant use disorder and serious illness? Pearls tips?

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

By John Scott Frazer, Glenn Ross Frazer Reference : Frazer JS , Frazer GR, Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e001143.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2023

[link] CPSolvers: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 21 – Psychosocial and Cultural Considerations for Providing Healthcare to Immigrant and Refugee Populations Show Notes by Kiersten T. 2019 Sep;123(9):888-900. Epub 2019 Jul 30. October 18, 2022. Chiesa V, Chiarenza A, Mosca D, Rechel B. Health Policy. 2019.07.018.

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GeriPal

APRIL 17, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary I read Farah Stockmans article in the NYT on why attacks on DEI will cost us all , and thought, Yes, and everyone includes harm to our healthcare workforce, our patients, and their families. The entire White community was getting affirmative action. Ali 23:44 Yeah, I could.

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