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Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Currently, primary care data, community data, and hospital data are not linked in Ontario, resulting in a disconnect in continuity of care. Datasets: Primary care EMR data from the Eastern Ontario Network and acute care, post-acute, and community mental health and addictions data from the Shared Health Integrated Information Portal.

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Why are So Many Teens and 20-Somethings Today Anxiety-Ridden?

Doctor Rachel

I don’t know how it seems to be going in your home or the town or city you live in, but I am seeing an epidemic of anxious, stressed out teens, in my office and in my community. have lost much of our communal connection. And I am not alone. since the 1940’s. 25% of teens in the U.S. Specifically, Western countries, like the U.S.,

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Is a Medical Office Assistant Career Right for You?

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Booking, rescheduling, or canceling appointments. Education and Certification Requirements The typical path to becoming a medical office assistant involves getting your high school diploma (or GED) and then completing a certificate/diploma program. Maintaining accurate and organized records. Confirming patients’ insurance coverage.

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

The ways to remedy the negative impacts of incarceration are to incarcerate fewer people and to invest in communities. Providing communities with the resources they need to survive, such as educational opportunities, jobs, and quality healthcare, will eliminate the need for incarceration. Basic Books, 2022. Am J Bioeth.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Her most recent book is Creative Care: a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care . Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. Transcript. This is Eric Widera.

Community 101
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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

But wait, before you throw out that equianalgesic table, we also invited Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD extraordinaire who published this amazing book, Demystifying Opioid Conversions , 2nd Ed., Until the second edition of my book, that is. Drew: She updated an equianalgesic table and published that in the second edition of her book.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

I will dedicate a chapter to real estate investing later in this book. How, then, can any physician find the time to research individual companies and make educated decisions on which publicly traded businesses are undervalued? Though there are many other forms of investing (e.g., We simply cannot. Do not worry.

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