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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

Not only have we shortened medical appointments to 15 minutes. We also sometimes double book them. I get the feeling that non-providers think of this as something fairly ordinary, and even reasonable. Double booking is sometimes used as a strategy to manage no-shows. That can be really bad.

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Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication?

Doctor On Demand

A psychiatrist is a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) who specializes in mental health. Here’s a quick comparison of mental health providers and whether they can prescribe medication: Provider Can Prescribe? Our licensed mental health providers are available 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends.

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Don't bog down our front-line medical providers with mild symptoms. Four, don't underestimate the power of a good book and a great song. Finally, I want to humbly ask that you keep all of the first responders and frontline medical providers in your prayers. Wear a mask. Don't touch our faces. Rearrange your rooms.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

Anne: Well, just to add, and I think the way the healthcare system is structured is that if we did want to try it that way, my guess is, Barbara, we’ve got to have enough buy-in from the medical providers to give it a go. Barbara: You do. And we have to have a different funding stream, frankly.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

On today’s podcast we talk with Jason Karlawish, who we’ve had on previously talking about his book The Problem of Alzheimer’s and with Aaron Kesselhim, to discuss FDA approval of Aducanumab , as well as frequent guest and host Ken Covinsky. . And by the way, Harvey has a brand new book out Dignity and Care. Wait, what ? .

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

I remember early on just being amazed by how I would go into a room and my perception, I’m not a medical provider, going into the room was like, oh wow, I have this sick old person laying in bed. And by the way, Harvey has a brand new book out Dignity and Care. And I’ve had that happen. Oh my gosh.

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

Mariah 15:00 In books and literature that’s out in public, like the body keeps the score is probably one that many people have heard of, but there are others that I think talk about it more now than has been in the past. But I think that there’s been a lot of evolution to how we even talk about what is a traumatic event.

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