Permanente Medicine

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 — The Permanente Federation has appointed Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA , to the National Permanente Leadership Team as executive vice president and chief quality officer and co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Committee. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities.

Appointment 52

Appointment Board-Certified Patient-Centered Integrated Care 52

Reflections of a Grady Doctor

JULY 30, 2019

Hey--did you check a urine drug screen?" And the pharmacy record and his appointment history supported what he said. He denied any drug use and, on top of that, had prior screens that all were negative. And we consulted the heart failure team. Please cancel the urine drug screen if it hasn't been collected yet."

Screening 52

Screening Patients IT Appointment 52

Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Comprehensive Primary Care for Michigan Communities What sets this clinic apart is its comprehensive approach to primary care. From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care. What services does the clinic offer?

Clinic 52

Clinic Chronic Disease Management Primary Care Medical 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

In their communities? If I remember correctly, I think the average was, people were screening positive for depression in this study. They’re mostly living at home and living their lives in the community.” So, the docs actually wrote orders for tests, medications, consults. With their regular providers?

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Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 123

GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Eric 13:00 I also love that too, because even on our inpatient ballot of care consult service, whenever somebody says that they’re unrepresented or they don’t have a surrogate, we never believe that until we usually look up. Decision making hierarchies by default. What do you think it would take to do that?

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Healthcare 110

GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

I’m going to share my screen and we can talk about that. And I’m just going to explain it to our listeners, what I’m seeing on my screen. ” And I thankfully haven’t had anybody decline an appointment or something that I knew of because I did this. Did they ask for a consult?”

IT 145

IT Hospital Patients Illness 145

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And I think that it was percolating in a lot of the palliative care community. But in California where I practice medical aid and dying is legal and similar to other issues that are controversial in some places, many physicians do not prescribe or do visits for medical aid and dying consultations. Go ahead Eric. I’m sorry.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73