Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

Referral 130

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Direct Primary Care (DPC) has emerged as a viable, high-quality primary care model that liberates itself from the constraints of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) products. DPC can be offered as an optional benefit, providing a convenient, preventive care solution that removes the common deterrents to seeking care.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. It’s easy to understand why communication barriers can hinder care coordination between primary care physicians (PCPs), specialists, hospitalists, and professionals at other facilities.

Chronic Condition 59

Chronic Condition Patients Management Primary Care Physician 59

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Tip 1: Do Research and Obtain Referrals Start your search by asking friends, family, and colleagues for recommendations. Word-of-mouth referrals can provide valuable insights into a doctor's practice, professionalism, and bedside manner. Choose a clinic close to your home or workplace to make visits more convenient.

Family Doctor 52

Family Doctor Families Family Board-Certified 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Streamline Referrals: Utilize technology like the Hunger Vital Signs tool and the Minnesota Food Helpline to connect patients directly to mobile food units, emergency food programs or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment services. Park Nicollet Health Services combines nutrition education with SNAP referrals.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Families Family 52

The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

is honored for his transformative work, connecting patients with primary care and critical health resources BOSTON, August 15, 2024 – The Physicians Foundation is proud to announce Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., Dr. Oyeyemi founded CHFC, which provides free primary health care throughout Southern New Jersey. Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D.,

Primary Care 40

Primary Care Community Chronic Disease Management Education 40

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider. While primary care providers are trained to manage conditions like diabetes, they rely on endocrinologists to provide more specialized care. At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Your Connecticut-based primary care doctor is a good place to start, as they understand your health history and can refer you to a trusted hormone doctor that specializes in your condition. Even if they don’t have the same condition as you, they can provide information about things like the doctor’s reputation or bedside manner.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Appointment Insurance Consulting 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Benton) 13:08 Youth Suicide Crisis Discussion, “Ringing the Alarm” 20:10 Shift in Issue Framing in the Literature 24:31 The Network Begins with Primary Care 28:42 Diversifying your Outreach 30:54 Cultural Humility Speaker Biographies Dr. Tami Benton, MD , is the Frederick Allen Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Community Patient-Centered Hospital 52

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient.

Patient-Centered 102

Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

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.

Patient-Centered 129

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

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. But the cancer specific databases just don’t have this information.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He’s in Boston. Alex 04:47 Probably was, yeah.

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. I mean, we work at a different part of the health system a lot of times, although we have acute care therapists who do the same thing, but the gap in information flow is similar.

Community 114

Community Transportation IT PCP 114

GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

Clinical growth of geriatrics programs has lagged academic research, despite the rapid aging of the population. . Palliative care, in contrast, saw explosive growth in US hospitals. Should eligibility and access be determined by clinician referral? The outpatient clinic and how that’s going to work. By diagnosis?

Consulting 99

Consulting Patient-Centered Diagnosis IT 99

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. Practical strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance care. 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.

Nurse Practitioner 78

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: Let’s say I have a panel of older adults that I’m seeing, or a palliative care outpatient clinic. And the primary care provider had assumed he was no longer driving, I think.

IT 102

IT Families Family Diagnosis 102

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family GP 130

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

So they can be referred by their primary care doctor or to us. You can choose comfort-focused care or you can choose to continue chemotherapy. There are clinics. Everybody has a primary care doctor, a primary care nurse, a team. So we have such a large population of incarcerated people.

Families 132

Families Family IT Community 132

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia. Now when I say variation, I’m not talking about small little clinically questionable variations. Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice.

Nurse Practitioner 60

Nurse Practitioner Hospital Families Family 60

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. In the primary care practices that received the advance care planning intervention, rates of advance care planning were higher (about double). Sydney 00:41 Thank you.

Primary Care 79

Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 79

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Sharon Bober, clinical psychologist at DFCI, notes that clinicians can get caught in an anxiety cycle, in which they are afraid to ask, don’t ask, then have increased anxiety about not asking. And it actually came up during a clinical encounter that I had. So most of us in primary care, it’s probably even worse.

Illness 130

Illness IT Physicals Patients 130

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

So recognizing that the public health emergency was going to be declared over and all those temporary waivers were going to expire, the DEA actually put out a request for information about should it go back to life as it was, or should they potentially have some new rules or new flexibilities? What state are they in? Eric: Yeah.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73