Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

It’s easy to understand why communication barriers can hinder care coordination between primary care physicians (PCPs), specialists, hospitalists, and professionals at other facilities. Communicate clearly with appropriate non-clinical staff. Conduct a daily morning huddle.

Chronic Condition 59

Chronic Condition Patients Management Primary Care Physician 59

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

So I would say that a lot of the education we received were on cutting edge research and the latest drugs in clinical trials, the latest cellular therapies that are coming out. One of my good friends, Jerome Kim, is a community oncologist. So pretty soon, I hope, we’ll be able to do this all electronically by anyone who wants to.

Patient-Centered 129

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. Emmy: So I think shifting that a little bit is what helped me do a lot of the education that I do to therapists and physicians, just to have it on their radar.

IT 102

IT Family Families Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

We are also joined by LaVera Crawly, a physician turned chaplain, now VP of Spiritual Care at Common Spirit Health (and author of another of my favorite and most cited papers on palliative care in the African American Community ). In addition to that long list, I was also a chaplain educator. Where are my colleagues?”

IT 99

IT Patient-Centered Families Family 99

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Alex: We’ve got a lot to talk about…what states are doing and cities are doing to support older adults in the community. But, what you need is a community-based game there. The long-term care is being actually provided in the community at a much higher rate than what the formal system provides. You go back home.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

And now when I think about the clinic at Duke, when we’re really running on all cylinders, we can get ourselves up to a five, six, seven week wait for a new palliative care referral. And the entire community of palliative care said yes, not a palliative care study. We won’t kill your patient. I’m so sorry.

Patient-Centered 119

Patient-Centered IT Patients Hospital 119

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

The reason I chose this song is because I’m currently working on bringing advanced care planning sessions to the Latino community. In our planning sessions, one of the biggest barriers to advanced care planning in this community is just talking about death. What’s in the electronic health record? Eric 22:03 Okay.

Primary Care 79

Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 79