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Are you on track with your sustainability goals?

My Green Doctor

From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us. Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to lead on climate—and their patients are listening. But there’s good news: every medical office can be part of the solution. That’s where My Green Doctor comes in.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings.

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Medical Music Mondays: Asthma Status

PEMBlog

What if a boy band from the year 2000 wrote a song about he management of status asthmaticus and then someone made a video and then posted that video to a Pediatric Emergency Medicine blog. Lyrics Difficulty breathing, asthma’s bad tonight albuterol and atrovent Dexamethasone All right!

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

This financial predictability allows for better budgeting and resource allocation.​ – Reduced Operational Costs : Implementing energy-efficient technologies, such as LED lighting and automated energy management systems, can decrease energy consumption by up to 30%, leading to further cost reductions. ​ Looking for a tailored approach?

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

These priorities include supporting the physician workforce, utilizing data and predictive interventions to improve patient outcomes, and boosting quality and affordability for patients. And I quickly found myself in a role of access lead for Orange County and where I managed over 300 doctors. Khang Nguyen (18:00): It really does.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

Identifying the specific type of virus that are causing a child’s symptoms, like rhinovirus vs parainfluenza, is often unnecessary, especially in otherwise healthy children who are managed at home. The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. Comprehensive respiratory viral panels (i.e.,