GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? And I came to the now I think naive conclusion that fixing and avoiding complications was the secret. They were more likely to have a major inpatient surgical complication. She falls and breaks her hip.

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Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

So there’s some stuff out there like that, but also using AI to determine who at high risk and should get a palliative care consult. Charlotta: But that’s where generative AI, what I’m like, one thing I’m really excited about is this new field called prompt engineering. Like who is at high risk or low risk?

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Healthcare 99

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Well, maybe they’re an engineer and understanding makes them feel rooted. And the person who was coming to me for consultation said, well, how do I get them to open up the box? This is so complicated. To get even more complicated. This is complicated. What you said is humanity is complicated.

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 125

GeriPal

MAY 15, 2025

Prior podcasts on the ethics of nudging , and a different trial conducted by Kate and Scott in which the default for hospitalized seriously ill patients was to receive a palliative care consult. Because it’s complicated and we don’t want to over complicate prayer listeners. What is sludge? I highly encourage you.

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Patient-Centered Hospital IT Illness 117