PEMBlog

JUNE 26, 2025

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, we explore the clinical pearls behind “no-zone” management, how to distinguish hard and soft signs, when to image versus operate, and why airway always comes first. Management of penetrating neck injury in children: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law.

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Edge Family Medicine

JANUARY 9, 2025

Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity can be effectively managed—and even reversed—through the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, social connection, and avoidance of harmful substances. What is Lifestyle Medicine?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Developing innovative approaches to prevent or manage age-related health problems and disabilities is a public health priority. Setting: Community-based. Therefore, we have developed Proactive, a self-administered screening questionnaire that enables older people to independently monitor their risk of functional decline.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Lifestyle Medicine (LM) is an evidence-based approach to prevention and treatment of chronic disease by addressing six pillars: physical activity, nutrition, sleep and stress management (recovery), connection, and substance use. There is limited research on implementation of LM in medically underserved communities.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

A recent study offers recommendations on how to balance weight loss goals and bone health concerns in weight management programs for older adults. What practical strategies would you recommend for implementing resistance training in community or home-based settings? Structured exercise programs can help in both regards.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new pain management center on April 1, 2024. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center will be located at 1201 Michigan Avenue, Suite 70, Logansport, IN 46947. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center is now accepting new patients.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

For residents of Mesa and the surrounding East Valley communities, staying current with recommended preventive care can lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It evaluated the nature and impact of stigma, health literacy, effective communication with healthcare providers, and the emotional responses associated with a CS diagnosis. Intervention/Instrument In-depth, semi-structured interviews served as the primary instrument for gathering qualitative data.

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Mere Mortal MD

JUNE 15, 2025

Exactly five years ago today I decided to stop drinking alcohol. In part, it was because I was very depressed, burned out from my job, and existentially unhappy. But it was also because I had a drinking problem. I told myself that because it was red wine—which of course is healthy! for you, wink, wink—it was okay.

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Sound Physicians

MARCH 12, 2025

With the absence of intensivists on the ground in these community hospitals, the question becomes how to treat these patients where and when they need care. Our tele-ICU program , which is part of our critical care specialty, has brought meaningful and much-needed intensive care to remote communities for the past five years.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It includes modifications to the EpicTM electronic medical record (EMR) for guidance on treatment alternatives, support for provider-patient communication and goal setting, billing and coding support, and a new visit type called a Weight Prioritized Visit (WPV). Study Design and Analysis: Qualitative study.

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Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For hospitals, this means investing in cutting-edge medical interventions and partnerships that help them transition to the modern best-practice of dedicated ICU management. Led by specially trained medical, team leadership is armed with the tactical knowledge needed to drive high-quality care and highly effective practice management.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To promote early management of frailty, we developed an electronic Frailty Index based on deficit accumulation in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (eFI-CGA) from electronic health records. Method : We enrolled community-dwelling older adults with mild/moderate frailty under the care of Fraser Health and Nova Scotia Health (n=100).

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

The organization now employs a single psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management. It begins here; with the way we see our patients as the center of the clinical work we do, indeed the justification for our own existence as doctors in our communities. (I Six years later, about 10 years ago, none of them remained.

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Intuitive Intelligence

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Are you part of a disconnected community? Sleep is a fascinating journey into the subconscious and unconscious world. Have you ever wondered why we spend roughly one-third of our lives sleeping? Why do some folks cherish it while others grapple with it being a waste of time? Let’s unravel the mystery of what happens when we sleep.

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Sound Physicians

APRIL 28, 2025

Other medical groups may, over the course of your contract, increase physician compensation at intervals, increase program management fees, and put risk back on you when it comes to retention, turnover, quality metrics, and revenue projections. We know how to manage temp labor costs with internal resources. Why the gap?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative seek advice online, highlighting unmet needs in clinician-patient education regarding daily self-management strategies. One such outlet—the “Hidradenitis” subreddit—has become a popular forum for patients to exchange experiences and seek guidance on managing their disease.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment. However, a less examined aspect is patient and community engagement outside traditional healthcare settings.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. Even within practices, some staff members may not be aware of which patients require more proactive management due to multiple chronic conditions.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

“Traditional vital sign monitoring wearables are often costly and uncomfortable, leading to poor adherence,” said Chibo Tang , managing partner of Gobi Partners, a financial backer of the company. New findings from a Mass General Brigham study indicate that AI technology could help in the process.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

Defining DTx Digital therapeutics deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. DTx, is a classic case of the “it’s complicated” relationship status. But this isn’t just a novel concept.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 10, 2025

How can these new solutions seamlessly integrate into our lives, our healthcare systems, and our overall health management? Meanwhile, obesity management remains a global challenge – increasingly so. The app also offers a community feature, where Kate can join groups with similar goals. In 2022, 2.5 Why is this a problem?

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AMMD

MARCH 20, 2025

Managing stress and avoiding toxins will also ensure you maintain radiant skin. Have you or someone you know suffered from relentless, itchy dry skin? Skin that’s so irritating it’s hard not to scratch until it bleeds? You might have tried all the creams and topical ointments available. Yet nothing offers you relief. What Is Eczema?

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

(June 19, 2025) — National health care leaders from Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Community Health Plans will share insights on value-based care during a free Permanente Live webinar on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities.

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Clinics would receive reimbursement at the applicable Medi-Cal Fee Schedule rate in the fee-for-service delivery system and at the applicable negotiated rate between a Medi-Cal managed care plan and the clinic in the managed care delivery system. Additionally, establishes minimum rebate requirements for HIV/AIDS and cancer drugs.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We can consult our case managers to evaluate options of living arrangements, of providing adult services, and to spend a few extra minutes with these patients, but they too are often overwhelmed with what's required from them in our busy ER. Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. It is a real problem in our ER.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 20, 2025

Increase better outcomes and manage resources through health care innovations that reduce the need for emergency medicine and in-hospital surgery recovery, allowing better treatment for conditions faced by older adults and supporting more more advanced care-at-home delivery. .” Because adults over 65 will represent 23% of the U.S.

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East Cary Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With millions of individuals affected by this metabolic disorder, it’s crucial to understand its causes, symptoms, management, and prevention strategies. Managing Diabetes: While diabetes is a serious condition, effective management can help individuals lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding SDOH documentation in electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial for care management to improve patient outcomes and mitigate health inequities. Using a multivariate logistic regression model, associations between factors and documenting SDOH were assessed while adjusting for physician, practice, and community characteristics.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This talk describes revisions to their methods for designing and building EHR-based cards that can be replicated in academic healthcare settings and some community clinics. Card responses were easily managed in the REDCap database, not in the medical record. A survey of PCP users showed equal satisfaction with paper or EHR-based cards.

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Permanente Medicine

APRIL 16, 2025

The affiliation between NWP and TPMG strengthens the commitment to high-value, quality-driven care for their patients and communities. Through this affiliation, we will bring cutting-edge IT, virtual care capabilities, and more than 100 specialties and subspecialties to benefit the patients and communities of Oregon and southwest Washington.”

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Permanente Medicine

APRIL 22, 2025

Many Permanente physicians and physician leaders, including Ramin Davidoff, MD, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, could be found at shelters coordinating the response and providing care or support for people of the affected communities.

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Intuitive Intelligence

JANUARY 3, 2024

Organizing tasks, batching similar activities, and utilizing task manager tools can streamline your workflow. Tools like mind managers can capture your innovative ideas, and creative breaks will keep your inspiration flowing. Embrace flexibility in your schedule, alternating between routine and creative tasks.

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Intuitive Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Whether through journaling, talking to a friend, or sharing with the community, your experiences with surrender can heal you while sometimes even inspiring others. Recognizing Surrender’s Challenge Surrender can be difficult because it can feel like relinquishing control. It’s essential to honor its role.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

2019/pre-pandemic and 2020/pandemic cohorts included 167,095 vs. 173,240 PLWD living in the community and 93,374 vs. 92,434 PLWD residing in nursing homes (NHs), respectively. Deliberative dialogues were held with 20 CPs, clinicians, managers, and decision-makers.

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