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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. The pre-intervention no-show rate of TCM appointments at Wellstar MCG Health was 44% per month.

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Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Economic analysis utilized "difference in difference" methodology comparing individuals who received legal services to control groups: a) in the same clinic; b) in 12 other primary care clinics within the same health system. Setting or Dataset: Medicaid Claims, Epic electronic health record.

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How to Improve Care for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions

Physician's Weekly

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. Have clinical indicators of disease complexity or advancement. Communicate clearly with appropriate non-clinical staff. Have open gaps in care or medications not filled.

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10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

Check credentials through reliable websites like: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Don’t hesitate to ask the clinic or hospital about the doctor’s credentials. Firsthand referrals often lead to trusted and patient-focused providers.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Benton mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral trainees. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Dr. Kevin M. References Benton TD , Boyd RC , Njoroge WF.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

I don’t practice clinically in outpatient settings, and often the folks I’m seeing are there for other kinds of issues. When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you. Love to talk about also in the serious illness population.

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

GeriPal

Eric 07:31 A clinical perspective, why is it important to test this stepped care model versus implementing more? And now when I think about the clinic at Duke, when we’re really running on all cylinders, we can get ourselves up to a five, six, seven week wait for a new palliative care referral. Jennifer 07:31 From.