PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Research suggests most CXRs are performed because ED clinicians (and many parents) are concerned for the possibility of missing pneumonia or another diagnosis requiring specific management. A common phenomenon in EDs around the country, this scenario is only made worse by typical spikes in patient volumes during respiratory viral seasons.

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Asthma Electronics Utilities Clinical Practice 52

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

But the thing that really motivates me is seeing, you know, and trying to manage later stage, you know, we can call them complications of people who haven’t had a diagnosis are now really in, you know, a world of complexity around other conditions, around managing life and managing practical things.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Alex: And, they were talking about how they were so annoyed because they felt like they got called so frequently by companies trying to sell them electronic wheelchairs. Why are all these companies after me trying to get my money and get me an electronic wheelchair? Alex: And, it means pain management.

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IT Patient-Centered Illness Education 127

GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

Kate: So it was an embedded alert in the electronic health record and they just clicked those two answers very quickly. We have our social workers and our psychologists and we know how to manage these symptoms. I treat patients with acute leukemias and related diseases, so I kind of know some of this from my own clinical practice.

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Consulting Patient-Centered IT Patients 116

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. And that was one of the reasons that was appealing to us is that the conversation guide and could be delivered by lay facilitators in partnership with the clinical practice.

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Primary Care IT Clinic Illness 80