Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Concierge, Concierge Doctor, Concierge Medicine: Understanding Personalized Care As a doctor with years of experience in the healthcare industry, I've witnessed the ever-changing landscape of medicine. As a concierge doctor, I provide an array of services that go beyond what most patients experience in a regular clinic setting.

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Healthcare Appointment Chronic Condition Patient-Centered 52

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. Understanding Its Role in Healthcare Urgent care clinics are designed to handle non-life-threatening situations that still require timely medical attention.

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ER Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Mental Health 52

Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? Navigating the healthcare system can be daunting, especially when you're unwell or caring for someone who is. How do you choose the right clinic when every option seems equally promising?

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Clinic Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Chronic Condition 52

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 129

GeriPal

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Communicating about a serious illness is hard. Last week’s podcast we talked about the challenge around miscommunication in serious illness. We need to strike it from our vocabulary and leave sort of a gap in the clinical vernacular about how we talk about life-sustaining treatment.

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Family 136

GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. I’m originally an ER physician. I’d been doing ER medicine for over a decade when I went back to palliative fellowship. Just encourage patients and families to bring music into their healthcare experience.

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Board-Certified 96

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it.

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