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GeriPal
JUNE 12, 2025
But there are times that a primary care physician or an internal medicine physician may make the referral. But in my practice it’s usually from another oncologist, typically a medical oncologist. I know, I’m sure it depends with insurance and where you are. Eric 09:13 Do you ever get it from a hospice agency?
GeriPal
JANUARY 18, 2024
We could look at cancer registry linked with… Like, I see here Medicare type big data sets, but then you have to rely on insurance claims and that’s going to underestimate SUD when most people aren’t getting treatment and it’s a tough nut to crack. Most oncologists would say no.
GeriPal
JUNE 6, 2024
So most of us in primary care, it’s probably even worse. And so we have basic treatments for these issues that we train oncology clinicians to bring up in clinic practice. So let’s use the one that I prefer to do, because I know this drug, that’s not how insurance companies work.
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