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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. And so we do have consultants who come in the building.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So what we found is up to 30% of people would call 911 again for a fall, and of those calls, some people became very high-utilizers and so they would call 911 over and over again. I think once someone becomes kind of a high-utilizer, it’s a slippery slope.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

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Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated. Book your consultation today.","robots":"index","keywords":"biorepeel, Book your consultation today.","robots":"index","keywords":"biorepeel, In some cases, you may be referred to a hospital or specialty service. Learn more.","robots":"index","keywords":"skin Learn more.","robots":"index","keywords":"skin

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

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So, basically, with a stepped care model, the goal is to tailor care delivery to the patient’s needs while at the same time utilizing less clinician resources. If they get palliative care consult, they get one. There was a difference, though, in hospice utilization, right? Jennifer 04:25 I can take that on.