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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

And because of this encounter, this patient went to the emergency room twice due to having panic episodes that felt like heart attacks. Really, across the board, there was a spike, and it seemed to have, seems to have come down from 2022 to 2023. And my preceptor and I had to start him on an antidepressant. Eric 35:08 Right?

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

So if you think about dementia, it’s on the intersection of aging stigma and mental health stigma. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. But the other problem, which I think the driving force for even lack of demand, is there’s a huge stigma.

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say

Physician's Weekly

.” Hospitals that do stay afloat likely will do so by cutting services that are particularly dependent on Medicaid reimbursements, such as labor and delivery units, mental health care, and emergency rooms.

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