Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective Describe the population of patients referred to a palliative care clinic and observe their healthcare utilization patterns. Study Design Retrospective chart review of patients seen in a palliative care clinic between June 2023 and August 2023. Results The patients in the SMC had a mean age of 71.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Clinical utility of screening laboratory tests in pediatric psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department for medical clearance. Hosp Pediatr (2023) 13 (1): 66–71 Health Aff (Millwood). 2015;34(5):812-818 Chun TH. Medical clearance: time for this dinosaur to go extinct. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2014;63(6):666-675.e663.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Standard of care for withdrawal involves utilization of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol revised (CIWA-Ar), a subjective score, and reflexive use of benzodiazepines despite notable associated risks and harms (hypotension, coma, respiratory depression). Study Design: Secondary data analysis. days; PB median 5.8 [IQR

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In Ontario, Canada, pharmacists were given authority to deliver service for 19 MAs as of October 1, 2023. Setting: Ontario, Canada Study Design and Analysis: This study used linked health administrative data, including pharmacist billing for MA services, patient demographics, and physician and hospital billing data, collected for 15.4

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

Utilization and variation of QMT was examined from quarter 1 (Q1) 2021 to Q2 2023. Utilization and variation of QMT was examined from quarter 1 (Q1) 2021 to Q2 2023. The median age of 43,558 patients admitted at 61 hospitals was 74 years; 38 percent belonged to racial and ethnic minorities and 51 percent were women.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

A greater social risk burden was linked to increased odds of unplanned healthcare utilization (severe vs none: OR, 3.5 [1.2-10.2]) High social risk burden in adults with IBD drives emergency care use and medication gaps—spotlighting the urgent need for social screening in clinical practice.

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The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

’ Though it often does not come with the attending salary, medical trainees are getting paid to perform a service, and hospitals provide retirement plans to these individuals. Saving $23,000 when the national average unweighted resident salary in 2023, according to AAMC data , was $63,800.

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Finance Individual Education Healthcare Professional 52

PEMBlog

MAY 24, 2023

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect.

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Management Patient-Centered Physicals Finance 55

FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Gaulkin — In May 2023, we posted about a CMS proposed regulation that sought to make a wide variety of changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), including a new “price verification survey,” and a controversial proposal to require “stacking” of discounts to different customers when determining best price. Kirschenbaum & Sophia R.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She did her MD/PhD at Columbia University, where she investigated the diagnostic utility of exome sequencing for kidney disease. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Her name is Emily Groopman, and she’s a current resident at Children’s National Hospital. You can contact her via email at egroopman@childrensnational.org.

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Consulting Individual Families Family 59

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. They followed them during the course of their hospital stay.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Listen Gun Violence and Safety (2023) – Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd – featuring Kit Carney, MD & Kristen Humphrey, MD – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast [link] Subscribe Advocacy and education resources Be SMART Campaign Be SMART emphasizes the importance of responsible gun ownership and secure gun storage.

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Families Family Mental Health Healthcare 52

GeriPal

JULY 13, 2023

Randy died February 26, 2023. But we were very curious as to what is the impact of talking to people in the hospital setting, how does that look different? But that allows us to look at all patients who meet our eligibility criteria, who are hospitalized and gives us a much broader sample of patients under study.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The way we were treating him with dementia in the hospital, the way we talked about him, that he’s not there. Malaz: … to restrain them in the hospital. You come over to the clinic, you go to the hospital, you provide service, and the insurance and you negotiate how much you’re going to get paid.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

See the AAHPM Legislative Action Center [link] Write to the DEA, with guidance from AAHPM’s comments to the DEA March 2023. We were the highest utilizers of telemedicine in the whole UCSF health system at that time which we’re very proud of. Start with a story as Carly did in her Op Ed. Stories trump data. Joe: Great to be here.

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