Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

These screenings might include a pap smear, pelvic exam, breast exam, or referrals for mammograms depending on your age and family history. An establish care visit helps create a baseline of your health and is typically your first interaction with a clinic or physician. Can You Get a Pap Smear During Your Period?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Primary care clinics. Other suggestions included clinical documentation guidance to align with broader health system goals (e.g., Champions proposed methods to improve efficiency of documentation using novel techniques and templates, shared resources/referrals, and requested patient-facing materials.

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Primary Care Referral Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Study Design: Secondary data analysis of patient demographic, referral, and encounter-level data extracted from site eMR (Epic). 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

As healthcare professionals we can: ask during history taking what the patient has already searched or generated with AI, clarify when an AI answer is helpful and when a live conversation is safer, and show patients how to write better prompts so they receive accurate, actionable advice. References Menchaca, J.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health Systems (MCHS), merely 28% of DO providers perform OMT, leading to long wait times of over three months for new patients seeking OMT referrals. Objective: This study investigates provider attitudes toward OMT and identifies barriers to referrals to address the unmet patient demand.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Global healthcare systems are not prepared to care for the 55 million individuals worldwide affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), with cases continuing to rise. clinical consensus, financing mechanisms) and the organization (e.g.,

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Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 15, 2025

Always consult a healthcare professional for accurate diagnosis and treatment options that suit your lifestyle. If you suspect environmental triggers, you can even learn how to test allergens in your home to further limit exposure. What Happens After Testing? Allergy testing can help bring clarity and control to your health.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Tip 1: Do Research and Obtain Referrals Start your search by asking friends, family, and colleagues for recommendations. Choose a clinic close to your home or workplace to make visits more convenient.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Health system innovations aimed at improving healthcare access are complex interventions that can have unintended consequences; hence the need for near real-time evaluation approaches which capture evolving contexts and impacts. We used web analytics to observe the effects of different recruitment strategies.

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Healthcare Referral Provider Utilities 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. However, a less examined aspect is patient and community engagement outside traditional healthcare settings. Engaging with patients and the community outside the exam room is crucial for several reasons.

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Chronic Disease Management Community Education Chronic Disease 52

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. But how do you find the right diabetes specialist in a crowded healthcare landscape? Firsthand referrals often lead to trusted and patient-focused providers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. Intervention: The CPSMP is a six-week, peer-led program based on self-efficacy theory.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

To address these clinical gaps, a paper published in Pediatrics identifies four priorities for future improvement: funding, improving representation in autism research, service quality, and workforce development. The demographic split found across analyzed studies was: Latine/Hispanic participants: 9.4% Black participants: 7.7%

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Behavioral Health Services Diagnose Referral 52

Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

As employees change their healthcare usage behavior, both primary and specialty care claims decrease. Easy access and relationship-driven care minimize long-term healthcare expenses and cut down on unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits. Please note, there are various DPC models, each with different insurance relationships.

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Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Dr. Benton mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral trainees. Clinically, he cares for youth and families through the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the new Division of Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Read Patient Reviews Reading online reviews from other patients can help you learn whether a certain hormone doctor or clinic might be the right fit for you. Choosing a doctor who honors your insurance plan helps you control your out-of-pocket healthcare costs. While reviews are useful, remember to take them with a grain of salt.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 220(e)(2). 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added).

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Some of our healthcare systems are hard, and challenging, and I think that it’s time that we have a change. I think there’s maybe a little bit of debate as to when those turn from being just normal age related changes to then being something more, but it happens in many different areas of healthcare. Eric: Lovely.

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

(Blooms: Apply; Kirkpatrick Level 2 Learning) Evaluate the risks and benefits of ultrasound, CT, and MRI for common pediatric emergencies and identify appropriate imaging modalities based on clinical guidelines discussed in the podcast. Subspecialists are key, right? And maybe they need to follow it up every three months.

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Family Families Hospital Patient-Centered 102

GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We have a discussion about the decision to remove race, a social construct, from clinical risk calculators (though I’m not 100% sold that race should always be removed – if removal is likely to worsen disparities for example – at least until a superior race-blind calculator can be developed). Alex: We have a very full house today.

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Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 97

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 220(e)(2). 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added).

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Lab Testing Individual Referral Patient-Centered 40

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective Describe the population of patients referred to a palliative care clinic and observe their healthcare utilization patterns. Study Design Retrospective chart review of patients seen in a palliative care clinic between June 2023 and August 2023. Referrals were predominantly from Pulmonology (60%).

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Patients Diagnosis Patient-Centered Utilities 130

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I think in medicine, in particular and probably in all clinical specialties, there is this sense of a rival fallacy of, “When I finish residency, I’ll be happy. You can do this many different ways, but the first one is a little bit more structured, like an assessment that we’re all familiar with clinically.

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Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 110

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

Eric 00:42 So on this podcast, we’re gonna be talking about what every healthcare provider should know about radiation oncology. I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. Evie, welcome to GeriPal. Evie 00:41 Thank you. Do you have the song request for Alex?

Patient-Centered 102

Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Find out on this weeks podcast where we invite Joseph Greer, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson to talk about their recent JAMA article on Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer – A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. So no differences between the modalities.

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Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The researchers recommended including community members in intervention design, healthcare systems, and policies. This message should be incorporated into counseling during routine clinic visits, especially for people recently diagnosed with HIV. Patients are in a very vulnerable state when they enter the healthcare setting.

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Mental Health Healthcare Professional Community Healthcare 114

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Who do we have with us today? Katie, welcome back to GeriPal.

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Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Based on this surge in evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists recently updated their guidelines for care of older adults to state that all older adults receiving systemic therapy (including chemo, immuno, targeted, hormonal therapy) should receive geriatric assessment guided care. Mazie, welcome to GeriPal. William: Sure.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

GeriPal

JULY 11, 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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Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 109

ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

The questionnaire gathers information about clinical work and practice patterns, and ABIM uses the information to help update exam blueprints, develop policies for initial certification and MOC, and ensure adequately diverse representation of the profession in research.

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Board-Certified Board-Certified Physicians Government Community 40

GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

Clinical growth of geriatrics programs has lagged academic research, despite the rapid aging of the population. . In contrast to geriatrics, the evidence base for palliative care lagged clinical growth, in part because palliative care has no centralized “home” at the National Institutes of Health. By diagnosis? By prognosis?

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Consulting Patient-Centered Diagnosis IT 99

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 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. Eric: Yeah.

Mental Health 122

Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 122

GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It’s Lona Mody who is a translational infectious disease researcher at the University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. Our first guest is a repeat guest.

Complication 52

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. And what does that referral process look like? So that part we know and I.

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Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

I don’t practice clinically in outpatient settings, and often the folks I’m seeing are there for other kinds of issues. Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all? I’ll just say that.

IT 102

IT Family Families Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 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. Katie: Yeah.

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Community Transportation IT PCP 114

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So let’s just say you have a healthy 55 year old or 65 year old in your clinic. So whether it’s 50, 52, 55, 65, we should ask every person who comes into clinic at least once a year, how do you feel like your thinking is? So I’m in a specialty clinic, so I’m in this interdisciplinary memory assessment clinic.

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Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 95