Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: As part of a large multi-center pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial funded by PCORI, we recruited 141 adults with upper respiratory tract infections as part of a pilot feasibility demonstration. Patients were recruited from primary care practices, emergency rooms and urgent care centers, and the community (e.g.,

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Telemedicine Primary Care Emergency Room Patient-Centered 130

Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. As a doctor with experience in both primary care and urgent care , I’ve seen firsthand how urgent care centers have become a lifeline for many patients.

ER 52

ER Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Mental Health 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Kennedy Jr., But so far, Kennedy has not tried to curb access to the shots for older Americans.

Vaccination 52

Vaccination Illness Hospital Patient-Centered 52

Plum Health

OCTOBER 2, 2024

That's where urgent care centers come in handy. These facilities offer a wide range of medical services, from treating minor injuries to managing chronic conditions, without the long wait times and hefty price tag of an emergency room. Services Offered: Make sure the center offers the services you need.

Emergency Room 52

Emergency Room Healthcare Patient-Centered Chronic Disease Management 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients? And then I met a patient in clinic once who asked me a lot of really intelligent questions about medical cannabis, what it does. They just kept at it.

Medical 98

Medical IT Patient-Centered Healthcare 98

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. It could be in housing, it could be a standalone senior center, home delivered meals, nutrition counseling and nutrition education done by registered dieticians. You go back home.

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Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Care Ecosystem.

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Patient-Centered IT Families Family 125