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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. A total of 25 patients (32%) were booked for the intervention highlighting a simple pathway for patient care improvements in line with best practice guidelines.

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

These experiences motivated him to complete a two-year fellowship in behavioral health and psychiatry, where he learned the biopsychosocial model and decided to make primary care mental health the teaching focus of his academic career. This is not to say that this book is not worth reading - far from it.

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Episode 55 – Human Dx unknown with Rabih & Brigham & Women’s residents – Drs. Hayes & Mehta – ESRD + dyspnea

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Her clinical interests include pulmonary and critical care, the care of geriatric patients in the ICU, ethics and communication, and medical education. When away from the hospital, she is either curled up with a cup of tea and good book, or exploring a new river, mountain bike trail, or ski slope.

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Episode 26 – Clinical Unknown – Drs. Eckenrode & Centor present to Reza & Rabih – Chest pain and anemia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She is passionate about medical education and is excited to be staying at UAB next year doing both adult primary care and pediatric hospital medicine. In her spare time she enjoys reading (and is proud of the book club she started in Birmingham), doing calligraphy, and traveling. Dr. Robert Centor Dr.

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Episode 251: WDx #18 – Setbacks in Medicine: “I thought I was alone”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Ashley McMullen is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and a primary care internist based at the San Francisco VA Hospital. She is also a Houston, TX native and lifelong book nerd, who grew up nurtured by her mother, a pediatric nurse, and grandmother, an ordained minister.

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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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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

GeriPal

Today we talk with DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace about the notion that we should revolutionize our education programs, training programs, teams, incentive structures, and practice to be intentionally interprofessional in all phases. So you published this book intentionally. Like, what is this book?

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