Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

APRIL 12, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the field will grow by 15 percent from 2023 to 2033 , which is higher than the average for roles that provide support to healthcare professionals. What Medical Assistants Do Medical assistants play a crucial role in healthcare by supporting physicians and other providers.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

They explore the impact of racism, trauma, and inequities in care, while emphasizing the need for culturally grounded, community-based prevention. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He Kevin Simon discuss racial and gender health disparities in youth suicide.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

She was awarded the Society of Biological Psychiatry Humanitarian Award and the Community Outreach Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He Dr. Kevin M. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.

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East Cary Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s important to take medications as prescribed and attend regular follow-up appointments with healthcare providers. By unraveling its complexities and equipping individuals with actionable strategies, we strive to foster a community empowered to navigate the intricacies of diabetes with confidence and resilience.

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ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Dr. Johnson led a discussion with the Rheumatology Board on community practice in rheumatology to create a more inclusive understanding of its role and scope.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

I was at an ophthalmology appointment a while back and I was checking in and there was a receptionist, her name was Rosie. In Kaiser Permanente here, we exist to provide high-quality, affordable health care for our patients in the communities we serve. even when maybe you’re not even thinking about your own health.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

The intervention involved mailing medication-specific brochures to patients before their primary care appointments (click here for the brochure ). And our next guest is Amy Linsky, who’s a physician and researcher at the VA Boston Healthcare System and associate professor at Boston University University. Amy, welcome to GeriPal.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

As a family physician, my days are filled with caring for individuals and families across the lifespan and in multiple healthcare settings. Furthermore, elected and appointed vaccine skeptics have now been given a megaphone to further promote and validate pseudoscience or definitively disproven theories.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop. Consider creating a health folder containing this information that you update and bring to each appointment.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to postpone medical appointments until something feels wrong. However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) guided this work. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews using the Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx) methodology.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Healthcare has evolved, and patients now have more choices than ever for medical consultations. The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Healthcare Many patients find that combining telemedicine with in-person visits provides the best balance. Convenient location in Upland, CA , serving nearby communities. Let’s break it down.

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Representatives from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) joined for a portion of the meeting*. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

The factors contributing to these conditions are complex- a combination of genetics, lifestyle, social connection, socioeconomic status, racism, access to food, education, and healthcare, etc. Sometimes these conditions can be controlled with lifestyle changes alone, but not all of these risk factors are under our control.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Comprehensive Primary Care for Michigan Communities What sets this clinic apart is its comprehensive approach to primary care. Here’s why everyone is talking about it! What Makes This Medical Clinic Different?

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 25, 2025

Members who are not up-to-date with screenings or have not met with their physician recently are mailed a fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) kit they can complete at home, removing the need for time away from work, sedation, or an in-person appointment. Douglas A.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. David: Right.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. But they also did not do the DPOA for healthcare form. So there’s no healthcare surrogate.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

-Alex End Well Talk [link] Resources on the PEACH Program Program Review Paper A recent publication in Longwoods Healthcare Quarterly reviewing the PEACH model. Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. The social determinants of health and what community well being was a big part of.

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Myriad Genetics

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

November is Family Health History Month, an observance dedicated to sharing crucial health information within families and encouraging individuals to take proactive steps in their healthcare. I have breast exams, I have annual dermatology appointments, I do prostate screenings.” Three of our five siblings are positive for BRCA1.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On today today’s podcast, we are joined by guest host and UCSF geriatrician Ashwin Kotwal as we welcome Dr. Tisamarie Sherry (Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) , appointed by the Biden administration). How to make your voice heard and get involved. Welcome back Lona.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Susan: I’ll just say, I think that could happen outside of the healthcare setting pretty easily and frequently does. So I do think it often does happen that younger adults appoint a surrogate when they engage in estate planning, for example. And I don’t think necessarily, that appointment needs to be a medicalized process.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

None of the changes that we saw in end-of-life care processes relied on specialist palliative care increases or resources, which is really important because seven of the 10 hospitals that participated were rural or community-based, which is where most Americans receive their care, and also where specialist palliative care is often most limited.

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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

And this complete lack of attention to the real needs of persons with dementia is really kind of a shameful part of US healthcare. So Annie Since I was appointed timekeeper. Eric 48:21 I’d also add that you got a lot of energy and interesting ideas from the community, too, so you’re going to be fine. It’s okay.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

And then the family tells me they can’t keep an appointment, they can’t manage their finances. We’ve had difficulty in recruiting and engaging in those communities, and that’s on our end. It’s not on the community’s end. So it matters a lot to the person, to their family, to the community.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments. So you know, we talked about the community that we established over the last seven years with this study. Joe 41:30 Yeah. Eric 41:31 You know, we should learn from this.

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GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

And so here’s a picture of four healthcare providers behind bars. ” The first healthcare provider said, “I said withdrawal of care. ” And I thankfully haven’t had anybody decline an appointment or something that I knew of because I did this. We feel like we deserve to be in palliative care jail.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Janet 45:06 They’re probably coming to a location near you soon because the use of methamphetamine or the contamination of drugs out in the community is more widespread. You can tell, are they showing up to oncology appointments, to palliative appointments, are there urine tests as expected? Pearls tips?

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. Over time, communication improves. Here are the key results.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

You know, in other places, in most rural communities, the dead are laid out in their own beds, which is very often where they died. So for 50 years, I’ve been saying to families, you know, when we go to the crematory, we do it by appointment, just like when we go to the cemetery to bury. Somebody like me goes to the retort.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. And that continues to be what our mission is.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

That’s a lot of appointments that we have to account for over time. And the entire community of palliative care said yes, not a palliative care study. Back at that capacity question, right? If we’re still getting people in, but instead of living six months, they’re now living six years. I’m so sorry.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I chose, not healthcare management, which a lot of my colleagues have done, but I actually chose negotiation and dispute resolution, which I thought was fun, as well as marketing. That’s something that I figured we could definitely go after is using those negotiation skills and then moving them over towards the healthcare setting.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

Read transcript and/or download & listen to MP3 below:  Physician burnout—symptom of a broken system “Burnout” has become one of the most talked-about issues in healthcare—but behind the buzzword lies a deeper crisis. Wible held town hall meetings and she invited citizens in her community to design their own ideal clinic.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Then they just looked at those people who were healthcare agents as assigned by durable power of attorney for healthcare and it didn’t really change anything. I think they asked both patients and their surrogates about a bunch of end of life questions, including intubation, CPR. I think amputation was on there.

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