The Direct Doctors Difference

MARCH 19, 2021

The Providence Journal conversely, ran a much more balanced assessment article. Every time large health organizations merge or consolidate, the purported benefits are advertised far and wide: continuity of care will improve, costs will go down, quality of care will go up and the health ecosystem will dramatically change.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Hospital ER 52

Permanente Medicine

JULY 8, 2025

Over the course of his tenure, he has successfully led health care transformation projects related to telehealth, information technology, facilities, and practice management. He has been named a Great Leader in Health Care in the 2025 by Becker’s Hospital Review. It’s the same for the hospitals.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered IT Relationship Patients 52

GeriPal

JULY 3, 2025

We’ve invited two palliative care doctors to talk about survivorship with us: Laura Petrillo , a physician-researcher at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Laura Shoemaker , an outpatient palliative care doctor at the Cleveland Clinic. I was there and at University Hospitals, had a great visit.

Patient-Centered 92

Patient-Centered Illness Clinic IT 92

Pamela Wible MD

JULY 17, 2025

Beyond ideal clinics, I’ve helped health professionals launch all kinds of businesses—including coaching, consulting, and mentorship practices. Consulting means offering your expertise to others—often professionals or businesses. I served on the executive team of a hospital system for nearly two years as a physician consultant.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Relationship Patient-Centered Clinic 130

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On the other hand, there is a concerning side, described in this Guardian article titled, I’m a life coach, you’re a life coach: rise of an unregulated industry. When somebody is not able to function, they need deep therapy, and probably maybe even hospitalization. Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor?

Board-Certified 109

Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 109

GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

In today’s podcast we talk with surgeon Samir Shah and Health Services Researcher Joel Weissman about a pair of JAGS articles they published on the outcomes of high risk surgery and advance care planning among persons with dementia. Joel: The Brigham and Women’s Hospital likes me to say that too. Did I get that right?

Patient-Centered 101

Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. And so the article focuses on the work of these three men who were mostly gang involved and did something really bad when they were young. Michele: Yep. Eric: A few years?

Families 131

Families Family IT Community 131