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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

Facilitating handoffs and transitions of care: Ambient documentation will streamline the process of handoffs and care transitions by providing a clear, concise summary of a patient’s condition and treatment plan. Documentation guidelines for evaluation and management (E/M) services. J Am Med Inform Assoc. NAM Perspectives.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

Identifying the specific type of virus that are causing a child’s symptoms, like rhinovirus vs parainfluenza, is often unnecessary, especially in otherwise healthy children who are managed at home. Comprehensive respiratory viral panels (i.e., Reasons to not order a comprehensive respiratory viral panel (i.e., isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Julianne: I’ll also add I mean another potential approach is also integrating social connection into existing treatment plans. For example, I also recently published a meta-analysis on psychosocial interventions in medical settings. Thomas: The lead author was Alison Wong, and I’m the senior author on this paper.

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