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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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A true story of payer negotiations

Physician's Practice

Physicians, whether in small practices or employed by hospitals, face a daunting challenge when trying to get a payer to approve a medication, procedure or imaging study. The standard of care was hospital admission and surgical ablation of the obstruction to urine flow. The cost of the hospital procedure was $25,000 to $35,000.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. Including more hospital utilization or healthcare utilization, maybe cognitive impairment issues. My own work focuses on hospitalization and health utilization over time. Is that right? Is that right, Nick?

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

Yes, you can judge a book by its cover, and make no mistake, patients judge your practice within only four seconds of walking through the front door. As Michael LeBoeuf, PhD, says in his book The Greatest Management Principle in the World (Putnam, 1985), "You get what you reward." What is it that they see?

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

With the direct primary care model, your insurance is used for what it is intended to cover: catastrophic health events, hospitalizations, specialist care, imaging, and surgery. In some cases, you may be referred to a hospital or specialty service. Book your consultation today.","robots":"index","keywords":"biorepeel,

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How Doctors Can Save More and Do Less

The Motivated MD

For the better half of 2024, I have been periodically writing posts that are individual articles that double as potential chapters to a future book. The publishing of this post marks Chapter 8 of my work and the start of the back half of this potential book. This is another aspect of your savings that needs to be addressed early.

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

Today we talk with Sarguni Singh, hospitalist-researcher at the University of Colorado, Ann Henshaw, Occupational Therapist who teaches at George Washington and works clinically at Georgetown, and Tamra Keeney, Physical Therapist-researcher at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Tamra, welcome to the GeriPal podcast.