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10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

Look for Board Certification and Credentials Make sure the doctor is board-certified in endocrinology or internal medicine. Are they familiar with managing complications like neuropathy or insulin resistance? Certification shows they’ve completed specialized training and passed rigorous exams.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

James Martínez, family medicine physician at Community Health Partners, explains: “Preventive care represents one of the most powerful tools we have in medicine. Identifying health concerns before symptoms appear gives us tremendous advantages in treatment success and minimizing long-term complications.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

Corita 09:39 Yeah, so we used the electronic health record, I think, in support. And so we did a similar intervention but using electronic means. Yeah, that’s a more complicated story. But yeah, it’s complicated. This is what gets to be complicated for standardization. What does that mean? Yeah, yeah.

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Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh

GeriPal

This specific study , published in JAMA Internal Medicine, was conducted in 17 ICUs in North Carolina. These were EHR documents in the patient’s chart built within the Atrium Health’s electronic health record, where they document other things. Prior-auth forms? Many were community hospitals. Kate 16:25 Yeah, right.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. What’s in the electronic health record? Eric 22:03 Okay.