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"Sludge audits" identify obstacles to completing colorectal cancer screening

Common Sense Family Doctor

Calling to schedule the next available appointment and taking time off work. A 2022 article in the Harvard Business Review introduced the term sludge to describe “these types of situations in which the design of a specific process consistently impedes individuals from completing their intended action.” Travel to the doctor’s office.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. ABIM does not contact individual programs with a lower pass rate to initiate changes to the program.

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Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Bonura invited the Specialty Board to discuss issues facing infectious disease physicians in their communities.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. In their communities? They’re mostly living at home and living their lives in the community.”

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments. Lynn, what were you doing in Covid 2020? Lynn 37:35 I wasn’t doing outpatient in 2020. But it really does need some individualizing. Vicki 37:26 Great question. Eric 37:37 Oh, yeah, I forgot about that.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Over time, communication improves. 29 Source: OECD Health Statistics 2020 (without dental care) 29 8. Over time, GPs put their patients into context. Over time, more trust develops.

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Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: A Podcast with Lee Lindquist and Alaine Murawski

GeriPal

December 2020. I was also working there at an adult day center for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other related dementias. Is it getting to a doctor’s appointment? How would you think about each individual of those three steps? Are you willing to move into a senior community? Geriatrics. Alaine: Yeah.