GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

You know, most, most ERs admit, you know, far fewer than 50% of their patients. They go to observation and go home or just get discharged straight from the ER? Yeah, that’s a more complicated story. But yeah, it’s complicated. So I’m going to be called every 20 minutes to go to the ER.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And the main topic of today is a paper in Annals of Internal Medicine , Maria first author, that addressed the tradeoffs between initiating dialysis vs continued medical/supportive management. Or is it just this lingering practice of starting dialysis early before really severe complications develop? It’s right there.

Management 116

Management Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. You know, we found that 64% of the people we cared for never went to the hospital or ER. We talk a lot about people being unhoused, which I think takes the blame away from the individual and kind of de.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare IT Community Illness 100