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Role of General Practitioners in Acute Case Handling

Physician's Weekly

Source: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-025-02901-2 The post Role of General Practitioners in Acute Case Handling first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Analysis of 500+ urgent GP visits in Germany shows most cases were handled in-office, often driven by fear, distress, or a need for reassurance.

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

GeriPal

One positive change that came about was the lifting of restrictions around the use of telemedicine. Clinicians could care for patients across state lines, could prescribe opioids without in person visits, could bill at higher rates for telemedicine than previous to the pandemic. You wrote the SF Chronicle article on an op-ed.